In today’s LA Times, Sean Pyles wrote a nice summary of the problem of zombie debt. He began with the observation that when the statute of limitations has passed on debt collection actions, cre...
https://www.southerncaliforniabankruptcylawblog.com/2016/09/18/zombie-debt-redux/
Many ― but not all ― debt collectors working for loan sharks are alleged humans who do the bidding of the dark side of the force. I have written about abusive debt collectors several times,...
A very recent Eleventh Circuit decision, Crawford v. LVNV Funding, LLC, No. 13-12389 (11th Cir., July 10, 2014), highlights an interesting split among the circuits, which makes things ripe for an...
Debt collectors serve the useful role in society of forcing many debtors who otherwise wish to pay their debts into bankruptcy. They also provide a source of additional income for bankruptcy at...
https://www.southerncaliforniabankruptcylawblog.com/2013/06/05/debt-collectors-and-bankruptcy/
An ongoing source of distress for debtors is truly abusive debt collectors. Many of these alleged humans ignore the due process rights of debtors, lie, and break the law in their efforts to sha...