Consumer Law

How Old Is Too Old To Collect A Debt In Indiana
Q: I live in Indianapolis, Indiana. I recently received a phone call from a debt collector about a debt on a credit card that my former spouse and I had a long time ago. We have been divorced for over seven years, and this delinquent credit card debt was his per the divorce decree...

Debt Collector Uses Consumer's Debit Card Information for Spending Spree
The Buffalo News reports here about a debt collector who persuaded a consumer to provide him with her debit card information and then ran up nearly $2,000 of charges on her account...

When I Dispute A Debt, What Does The Debt Collector Have To Do With My Credit Report
Collection agencies and debt buyers (both of these are "debt collectors") love to put debts on credit reports of Alabama consumers because this is so effective at getting the attention of consumers...

When Can An Alabama Consumer Sue A Debt Collector - Part One
Alabama consumers are often victims of abusive debt collectors or junk debt buyers and can sue (under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and/or Alabama law) these collectors or debt scavengers when the following four requirements are satisfied: 1...

How to Deal with Zombie Debt
WikiHow, a how-to-manual that you can edit, has excellent advice on dealing with zombie debt-old debts that cannot legally be collected through lawsuits. Companies buy the debt for pennies on the dollar and then use nefarious tactics to get consumers to pay...

Seminar Paper On The Fair Credit Reporting Act Related To Debt Collectors - Part Five - Conclusion
This is the final part of our seminar paper presented to collection and consumer lawyers at the University of Alabama Law School. Please contact us if you have any questions. V. CONCLUSION Using the credit reporting tool can be very useful for debt collectors...

The Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act
Phantom Income Relief on Debt Cancellation

Collection Agencies and Creditors
How to deal and stop the harassment

Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007
Strengthens examination requirements of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States

Bankruptcy Law
A complete prime (pre-2005)

The Paulson Toxic Mortgage Debt Security Act: The Biggest Government Bailout of All Time
Legislative Proprosal for Treasury Authority to Purchase Mortgage-related Assets

Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
Bailout Bill HR124

Creditor Debt
Trophy Resources agrees to $600,000 debt settlement.

HIV Funds
Dallas Independent School District pays $336,000 settlement for misappropriated program funds.

Developer Investment
Raffaello Follieri agrees to $12 million joint venture settlement.

Joint Venture
Gallaher Group agrees to pay Reynolds American $387 million contract dispute settlement.

Utilities Whistleblower
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities agrees to $485,000 fine for setting up a private bank account.

Bankruptcy
helping to get you out of debt.