Note to New Yorkers: “Charged Off” Debt is NOT “Zombie Debt”

“Zombie debt,” for New Yorkers unfamiliar with the term, is a debt you no longer owe that a collector has bought from a creditor nonetheless—whether it originated the loan or not—for a fraction of the price. The collector then tries to enforce the loan hoping you’ll repay it. Elsewhere, you may have heard the term, …

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