Statutes of limitations offer consumers with
old debts some protection from debt collection agencies.
Not exact matches
Remington Outdoor, one of the
oldest firearm manufacturers in the United States, filed for bankruptcy
protection yesterday amid mounting
debt and declining sales.
Congratulations on taking steps necessary to deal with your
old debt and get the legal
protection and fresh start you are entitled to under the law.
Some parents can make up the gap with cheaper Parent PLUS loan, but only about one - quarter of
older borrowers surveyed by the Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau trace their
debt to PLUS loans.
The Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau says while there are more young borrowers than
older ones, those over the age of 60 make up the fastest growing segment of student loan borrowers, and that the number of
older borrowers with this type of
debt has quadrupled over the last decade.
But if you sign and take out a new loan, it is a new
debt, a new loan, and the previous bankruptcy
protection from the
old loan is gone.
As Blair Mantin explains, if you have
old debts it may not be necessary to file bankruptcy to get legal
protection.
These policies also provide
protection for the growing number of
older Americans who are entering retirement in
debt, and worrying about leaving a spouse saddled with the obligations.
Thankfully for most of us, the need for life insurance
protection decreases as we get
older and pay off our
debts.
While term life insurance policies provide great
protection to replace income, pay off existing mortgages and
debts, they are not designed to last until
old age.
Getting
older, the primary reasons for having Life Insurance
protection changes, from covering
debt to providing a safety net for retirement income and for living expenses for a spouse.