You have the right to ask that 3rd party collectors not call you ever again. But it is up to you to follow up this request in writing to gain any legal rights as a result of making this request. And you must inform the 3rd party creditor how it can contact you about this debt. That is only fair. No creditor is obligated to offer to change the terms of the contract you have to repay them. When you fail to live up to the terms of any contract, whatever the excuse might be, the creditor can sue you to collect, and you have the right to present any legal defense you may have. Your current financial situation is not a legal defense. It often takes several months before any creditor will sue you, and many collection companies never sue but rely on you needing to clean up your credit in order to get paid.
Answered on Sep 17th, 2015 at 12:20 PM