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Can a collection agency legally re-age a debt that is past the state statute of limitations just by selling it to a third-party debt buyer under current FTC guidelines?

ChatGPTgpt-62 queries10/31/2026
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Can a collection agency legally re-age a debt that is past the state statute of limitations just by selling it to a third-party debt buyer under current FTC guidelines?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
FTC debt collection time-barred debt sale debt buyer statute of limitations re-aging debt sale does not restart statute limitationsGoogle ↗
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CFPB debt buyer time-barred debt statute of limitations sale debt re-aging credit reporting date of delinquencyGoogle ↗
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ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
FTC debt collection time-barred debt sale debt buyer statute of limitations re-aging debt sale does not restart statute limitations Google ↗
CFPB debt buyer time-barred debt statute of limitations sale debt re-aging credit reporting date of delinquency Google ↗
  1. § 1006.26 Collection of time-barred debts. · consumerfinance.gov
  2. Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (Regulation F); Time-Barred Debt · consumerfinance.gov
  3. Debt Collection FAQs · consumer.ftc.gov
  4. How To Get Out of Debt · consumer.ftc.gov
  5. Fair Credit Reporting Act · consumer.ftc.gov
  6. Fair Credit Reporting Act · consumer.ftc.gov
  7. Can debt collectors collect a debt that’s several years old? · consumerfinance.gov
  8. CFPB · consumerfinance.gov
  9. FTC · reportfraud.ftc.gov

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FTC debt collection time-barred debt sale debt buyer statute of limitations re-aging debt sale does not restart statute limitations
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CFPB debt buyer time-barred debt statute of limitations sale debt re-aging credit reporting date of delinquency
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