You should see a consumer law attorney. It is hard to tell from your description of what happened whether or not you have a decent claim. I have...

Will a quick claim deed hurt my refinancing?

See an attorney before trying something like this. It is a violation of most mortgages to quitclaim your property to somebody else.

Debt collection under an Attorney's name? Legal? FDCPA compliant?

One way it might be an FDCPA violation (assuming there are no other violations in the text of the letter), would be if the letter wasn't actually...

We need to know what the Maximum Late fee per month for rent could be in Will County Plainfield IL?

There is no statute limiting late charges in your area, unlike in the City of Chicago where the RLTO imposes limits. There is a general common law...

Is it illegal to run a persons credit and do a background check without authorization?

You need to have either written permission or a permissible purpose as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act to access somebody's credit report....

You might have a case against them for violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, so I suggest seeing an attorney who handles consumer...

Can I pull up a free credit report on my father?

You most definitely cannot do so on the family member who might be abusing your father's credit. If your father is mentally able to give you...

Background check companies are subject to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and they are often worse than the credit bureaus in terms of including...

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An unlicensed lender may not make loans in Illinois, and they also can't try to collect on loans in Illinois courts. You might want to try...

No it is not legal for them to call third parties and provide any information that suggests they are trying to collect a debt from you, assuming...