Month: August 2019

Debt collection is an $11 billion industry, and debt collectors will use a lot of tactics to collect.  A recent article in the Washington Post highlighted an unsettling trend: some debt collectors are trying to trick consumers into reviving old debt that is barred by the statute of limitations.  Debt collectors in California only have four years after the consumer has made their last payment to file suit to collect the debt.  Thus, the statute of limitations is only four

Though Californians live in a beautiful part of the country, we also have fires, earthquakes, and mudslides.  After the fires in Santa Rosa in 2017, three thousand homes were lost.  Just recently, many Contra Costa residents felt the magnitude 4.3 earthquake about 7.5 miles east of Blackhawk.  With that in mind, we all should take this opportunity to take a look at our emergency plans.