What Happens if I Ignore a Collection Lawsuit because “it’s Illegal for a Debt Buyer to Sue Me?”

Often we hear consumers say that they thought it was illegal to buy debt, or that it’s illegal for the collector who bought your debt to sue you.

Default Judgment: Start with whether you were legally served or not

I had a great conversation with an attorney the other day, and I wanted to share something that we talked about.

What do you do if you have a judgment from Capital One from 2009 that you never knew about?

In this article we want to chat about this comment:

Here is another question from our viewers on our YouTube channel. We hope this will be helpful to you.

Let’s dive in!

Here is another question from a YouTube subscriber — how do collection lawsuits get filed with no proof?

In this article, we’re looking at this great question from Charles:

Welcome to this series where we answer comments from our viewers. We hope this is helpful to you!

In this article we’re answering a couple of questions:

Welcome to our series where we answer comments from our viewers. We appreciate the questions and we hope this is helpful to you!

Today we’re answering this question about debt collectors — can they lie about marking you down as a so called “refusal to pay” when you talk to them.

Welcome to our series of answering questions from fellow consumers. We appreciate the questions we receive, and we hope this will be helpful to you!

In this article, we’re answering this viewer’s question:

You get some mail and you know it is not good news.  Seriously, the IRS rarely sends you a certified mail with good news, right?

Or maybe you are behind on your mortgage — you know the letter is going to be bad news.