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Can a credit card company or debt collection agency sue you for an unpaid debt if you no longer live in the state where the debt was incurred?
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∙ 16y ago
Yes. Moving does not eliminate your legal obligations. If you could, you would not be able to use a credit card outside the state you live in.
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Can a credit card company or debt collection agency sue you for an unpaid debt if you no longer live in the country where the debt was incurred?
Yes
Can I use my credit card after I pay off the collections agency?
No. Once it is sent to a collection agency the company has closed the credit card.
What does it mean when your credit report states that you have a paid closed collection account on you credit report?
The original account with a normal credit company went to a third party collection agency. Only after it went to the collection agency was the debt paid and then the account closed.
Can unpaid co-payments for Hospital bills hurt your credit report?
Yep! If the ambulance company turns your account over to a collection agency that agency might report the collection on your credit. Medical collections are the most common type of collection on a credit report.
Where do you pay collection accounts that are reported on your credit report when the company is out of business or no longer handles the account that was reported for collection?
You pay the collection agency.
Should payment be sent to the credit card company or the collection agency?
If you have a collection agency working for the credit card company then it is them you need to make payments too as it is now too late to pay the credit card company. They have sold the debt to the collection company and you will have to pay any charges on top of the debt now also. Try not to let it get that far in future, but that's easier said than done.
How do you find out from a collection agency who sent you to them for collection when you never was notified that you were in collection you discovered it on your credit report?
File a dispute with the credit reporting agency.
If you settle an old credit card debt with a collection agency paying the negotiated price in full will the collection agency remove the collection from your credit report?
No the collection will not be removed from the credit report. They will show it paid in full.
Can a collection agency in America collect monies outside the jurisdiction for small amounts -such as the annual maintenance fees on a timeshare?
a collection agency can collect where ever they need to. they purchased the debt from the timeshare company (to use your example). what i don't know is if they can impact your credit if for instance you were in the US and the collection agency or timeshare company is out of the country.
When a collection agency buys a debt from a credit card company does a new statute of limitations start from the day it was purchased or does the collection agency's statute remain the same?
The statute of limitations starts counting immediately when you made the last payment to either the credit card company or the collection agency. If you ever make a payment to either of them the statute of limitations will start over. If you have not made any payments to the credit card company recently and the credit card company sells the debt to the collection agency, the collection agency's statute of limitations will be from the date that you last paid the credit card company. Furthermore, if the statute of limitations is over and the collection agency continues to keep collecting the debt, you can send them a letter (certified is the preferred method) to stop all contact with you. Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), they would be required to stop immediately upon receipt of the letter (unless they are taking legal action in a court then they can send you legal notices only). If they do not stop, you are entitled to collect monetary damages as outlined in the FRCA. This does not stop the collection agency from reporting to your credit report. Your credit reporting falls under a different set of rules which basically removes most collections debts (except for court judgements) after 7-10 years.
How many times can a collection agency inquire on your credit report?
Unless you have given a collection agency written permission to pull a full credit report they are in violation of credit laws.
When a credit card account has been charged off can the collection agency charge you additional fees and interest?
It would depend on the state laws that are apply to collection agencies and collection procedures. In many states they can add fees incurred for the collection of a debt and interest on the amount of the debt itself.
