Question: Dear Steve, Being taken to court. Is it a good idea to ask for the evidence in a phone call or a letter? I was served papers from a law firm to appear in court, I don’t know when, and I notice the date where about 5 lawyers signed their name was scratch and …
“Hello Michael, I would love to get some info on being sued in a state where you don’t live. I am close to the point where I stop paying my credit cards and wait out the 5-6 month to try to get a settlement. The total credit debt is 100K (some business cards some personal). …
Last week the CFPB and the FTC held a workshop to address what happens to unpaid debts at different stages of the debt collection cycle. The workshop brought together state and federal regulators, economists, major banks, debt collection agencies, debt buyers, consumer advocate attorneys, technology companies, members of the judiciary, credit reporting agencies, and more. …
I was served by a process server yesterday on behalf of Machol & Johannes re: a credit card debt purchased from HSBC Bank. According to my credit reports this account was closed 10/06, last payment made 6/06. I noticed that the summons doesn’t have a case number assigned to it. Am I correct that this …
“Dear Steve, About 3 or 4 yrs ago Chase Bank, let me open a credit card with a line of credit for $1,300.00. We’ll at that time I had a decent job and figured I could afford to use it. Shortly after I lost my job and was not able to make payements. Now 4 …
I’d love to take credit for the tips that are made here but Peter Holland of the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law is the one that deserves the credit for writing a fantastic paper outlining the process. Holland provides amazing advice here and I wish we’d see more such academic papers …
PART I: WHERE DO I START? Every collection lawyer and nearly every court views all collection lawsuits the same: a mindless task they don’t really want to do. They were trained for bigger and better things. More “important” things. However, it is the exact opposite for the consumer defendant. It is extremely important given that …
“Dear Steve, I saw you giving advice and I need some guidance. About a year ago I lost my job as did my wife. I had purchased a Spa years back but fell behide in payments. When I told the Spa company it was impossible for me to pay since I had no work and …
This actually happened to a friend of a friend, but I need to know the answer as I intend to settle accountes in the future. What happened was that person A had an old debt of $10,000 with a collection agency. Person A agreed with the collection agency to pay $4,000.00 to pay off the …
The following guest post was contributed by Alex Vieco of New Era Debt Solutions. Alex is an experienced debt settlement company executive and his company is a member of the AACC that works hard to create fair and balanced debt settlement solutions for consumers with debt issues. If you would like to contribute a guest …