Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Virginia
Filing a judgment
Can a 3rd party collections agency file a judgement, and Inflate the interest?
Asked on 3/23/07, 11:57 am
2 Answers from Attorneys
Ruth Emily Kochard
Ruth Emily Kochard, Counselor at Law
Re: Filing a judgment
The nature of your question is unclear and more details/facts needed.
Answered on 3/23/07, 1:48 pm
Michael Hendrickson
Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson
Re: Filing a judgment
If you mean, can the original creditor sell the defaulted loan paper to a collection agency(third party) who in turn employs one of their attorneys to file a lawsuit against the alleged debtor for the unpaid debt + applicable costs and interest, the answer is, very defintely, a yes.
Answered on 3/23/07, 3:56 pm