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 ...

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 ...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently affirmed that a debt collector did not violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) when it threatened legal action to collect debts ...

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 ...

The statute of limitations is the length of time creditors can sue for a debt. This period is usually around three to six years. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our ...