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If the debt is based on an unwritten contract (like many credit cards), the time limit is five years from the date of the last payment or charge on the card, whichever is more recent. If the debt is based on a written contract, the time limit is ten years from the date you made the last payment or broke the contract.

Oral agreements: 5 years. Promissory notes: 5 years. Open accounts (credit card debt, department store accounts, or any revolving credit): 5 years. Judgments: 20 years.

The amended FDCPA allows debt collectors to use newer technologies, such as email and text messages, to communicate with consumers regarding their debts, subject to certain limitations, which protect consumers against harassment or abuse.

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act was signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on September 20, 1977. The act prohibits certain debt collection practices, and requires debt collectors to identify themselves when communicating with a consumer and to validate the debt at the consumer's request.

Can a Debt Collector Collect After 10 Years? In most cases, the statute of limitations for a debt will have passed after 10 years. This means a debt collector may still attempt to pursue it (and you technically do still owe it), but they can't typically take legal action against you.

Debt collectors may not be able to sue you to collect on old (time-barred) debts, but they may still try to collect on those debts. In California, there is generally a four-year limit for filing a lawsuit to collect a debt based on a written agreement.