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If you lost your debt defense case (or did not know it even occurred) and your wages or bank account is being garnished, learn what you can do.
View the videos on the pages above to learn more on a particular topic.
The National Association of Consumer Advocates has created a series of videos providing information to consumers who are being sued on a debt. You can access those videos here:
https://www.consumeradvocates.org/for-consumers/debt-collection
This guide goes through the general process of a civil lawsuit in Idaho.
The Federal Trade Commission, the government body that enforces the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), has compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding Debt Collection. Some of the questions answered include:
If you are being contacted by a debt collector in violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), you may want to consider writing a Cease and Desist Letter to the debt collector.
Utah State University has devleoped a PowerPay Tool: Helping Debtors Become Savers which guides people through the process of paying off and eliminating debt and saving.
PowerPay helps you develop a personalized, self-directed debt elimination plan. Discover how quickly you can become debt free and how much you can save in interest costs by following your debt reduction plan. Utah State University Extension is pleased to provide this debt management tool without any cost to consumers worldwide.
The National Consumer Law Center has created guides addressing your credit card and debit card protections and legal rights. For more information, please view the attached factsheets.
The National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) has created Consumer Advice for Dealing with Debt Collectors. Their webpage covers the following information:
If you need help with an SSI or SSDI overpayment issue, you can complete a form asking Social Security to waive repayment or lower the rate of repayment of the overpayment. For more information and a self-guided tool, please visit the Suffolk Lit Lab's website here:
https://apps.suffolklitlab.org/run/ssioverpayment/#/1
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