“Dear Steve, My sister called me this afternoon in tears. She’s been divorced 10 years now from a man who didn’t pay taxes for three years and drove up the balances on several credit cards. He was...

Gary “Dear Steve, I had a criminal case with the fines and court costs of 233$ Over the last 11 yrs this debt was owed and I didnt know it…On the 11th yr a collection agency contacted...

“Dear Steve, I work for a non profit company and provide financial education. I have come to a conclusion on bankruptcy and I wanted your opinion. I have a client who fell sick three years ago, and...

“Dear Steve, I have an old debt. It is more than six years old. The collection agency says that they can still collect since I have made a partial payment to them. There is nothing in writing...

Dawne “Dear Steve, I was contacted recently about a debt that I had three years ago. I paid some on it according to the debt collector but I thought I had paid all of it because for...

On December 4, 2009 the Federal Trade Commission held a roundtable discussion, actually it was more of a big U) about protecting the consumer in debt collection litigation and arbitration. As they said, “These events examine consumer...

“Dear Steve, About 6 years ago I ran into very rough times and defaulted on all of my credit cards. They were all charged off and my credit was ruined. I was too afraid to file for...

“Dear Steve, I am currently working on fixing my credit….now I am finding some hiccups My question is fairly simple. I have been back and forth with a well known junk debt buyer. My defense is easy…..SOL...

“Dear Steve, I leased a ford vehicle about 12 years ago and had some financial issues and had to turn it back in….long story short I have had money taken from my bank account recently and also...

Brian “Dear Steve, I had about $47K in credit card debt and then lost my job and was sick and in a hospital. I was planning on filing bk, but due to the knew bk laws, I...

L “Dear Steve, There is an outstanding cell phone bill from more than 6 years ago that the phone co kept adding download charges to for a phone number that had been terminated by us. We tried...

Under the universal law of what you least expect, it appears that the rabid feeding frenzy of banks to initiate loads of subprime mortgages resulted in sloppy loans and sloppy documentation. Bankruptcy judges, foreclosure courts and lawyers...

“Time-barred” debts are debts so old they are beyond the point at which a creditor or debt collector may sue you to collect. This is often referred to as debts that are beyond the statute of limitations....

Beware Of Zombie Debt Collectors Forbes, NY - 15 minutes ago Read "Debt Consolidation Made Easy" to learn five steps to help you get out of debt faster.) The statute of limitations on debts varies by state, ......