Do you have debt that keeps you up at night? It might help you to learn more about the statute of limitations on debt collection, which effectively gives a debt collector a deadline for suing you over ...

What is a time-barred debt? A time-barred debt is any overdue payment that has passed the statute of limitations in your state. Whether it’s credit card debt, medical debt or unpaid auto loans, if ...

You cannot sue someone for doing something wrong to you decades ago. It’s not because the grudges aren’t real but because of a legal concept called the statute of limitations. Similarly, someone ...

A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently held that because of the timing of a filing in a collection action against a student loan borrower, his claim that debt collectors ...

I was a youngster for the Woodstock Music and Art Fair commonly known as Woodstock took place in Bethel, NY between August 15-18, 1969. Frankly, I never knew anyone growing up in the Canal Zone that ...

In California, you can't be sued for consumer debt older than four years. But making even a partial payment can restart the debt clock. (Lauren Raab / Los Angeles Times) Some businesses and debt ...

There is a statute of limitations on debt, but it varies depending on your debt type and location. The statute of limitations means creditors and debt collectors cannot sue you for old debt after a ...

What happens when the statute of limitations expires? When you stop making payments on a debt and become delinquent, your creditor may send your debt to a debt collector. Debt collectors will attempt ...