What Stops a Creditor from Chasing You After Its Debt Has Been Written Off in Bankruptcy?
Even though it’s illegal for creditors to try to collect on a debt that’s been discharged (legally written off) in bankruptcy, once in a while they do try. What makes chasing a discharged debt illegal? And what penalties can get awarded to you if a creditor breaks the law? In my blog a couple […]
Audit Shows Capital One Bank Illegally Filed $24.7 Million in Claims for Debts Previously Discharged in Bankruptcy
One can understand if a major U.S. credit card company forgets that one of its customers had earlier written off their debt in bankruptcy. But forgetting this very important fact for 15,500 of its customers?!? It is bad enough that Capital One lost track that its old debts had been legally written off (“discharged”). […]
What Stops a Creditor from Chasing You After Its Debt Has Been Written Off in Bankruptcy?
Even though it’s illegal for creditors to try to collect on a debt that’s been discharged (legally written off) in bankruptcy, once in a while they do try. What makes chasing a discharged debt illegal? And what penalties can get awarded to you if a creditor breaks the law? In my last blog I […]