Monitor One, Two, or Three Credit Bureaus: Undisclosed Debt Monitoring can gather data from Equifax®, Experian® and TransUnion®. Select the combination that makes most sense for your lending needs.
Specifically, the rule states that a debt collector cannot: Make more than seven calls within a seven-day period to a consumer regarding a specific debt. Call a consumer within seven days after having a telephone conversation about that debt.
Debt Collection Statute of Limitations by State StateWritten ContractOral Contract Alaska 3 years 3 years Arizona 6 years 3 years Arkansas 5 years 3 years California 4 years 2 years47 more rows •
Yes. It is rather common for collection agencies to report a debtor to credit bureaus without notifying the debtor. When a debt becomes overdue, the creditor has several options. One of those options is to simply sell the account to a collections agency.
Legally, collection agencies cannot report old debt as new. If a debt is sold or put into collections, that is considered a continuation of the original date. It may show up multiple times on your credit report with different open dates, but they must all retain the same delinquency date.
A debt collector cannot lie or use deceptive practices to collect a debt. They cannot falsely claim to be attorneys or government representatives, misrepresent the amount you owe, falsely claim you've committed a crime or threaten legal action they cannot or do not intend to take.
Texas law gives someone 4 years to bring a lawsuit for unpaid debt.