When can collection agency report debt to credit bureaus?

Anyone participating can and often does report the status of the account way before any court proceedings happen. There's a part of each notation...

Any accurate information potentially shows up. The public records portion of the report should reflect any case or lawsuit filed against you, so I...

It sounds criminal but only the prosecutors decide if there's enough evidence and harm to proceed. Criminal proceedings start with a police report...

My father bailed me out of jail and i defaulted on the payments so it went into collection and they put it on both credit report

The way to dispute an error on the credit report is to follow the instructions on the credit report. I suspect your father's name is on the...

Unless you co-signed, you are not liable for this type of debt. If you and your husband own something jointly, like a bank account, it's possible...

Is there a difference between lawyers when filing chapter 13 and can I use it for my benefit in child support

There are vast differences between attorneys, their approaches, and how comprehensive the services are. Kind of like getting different types of...

Can a different credit collection agency harrass me for payment after a Judgment was placed against me by a different creditor?

Generally only 1 entity will be doing the collecting at a time, but whomever got the judgment is free to sell it to someone else or hire a...

Judgement entered against me??

First you need to get the information on the judgments either from this mortgage company or by tracking down the court papers. Your credit report...

Missing a mortage payment for up to 16 months.the bank sue in court?

Your mortgage contract says what the parties are required to do. You're locked in to the mortgage payment unless the mortgage company agrees to...

Is it illegal to have several alias names that may be hiding money from a judgment?

It's illegal if the aliases are being used for that purpose. If there are other reasons for the aliases, then the person may be able to get away...