Resources

Articles

"America In Debt": Discusses the tidal wave of debt facing Americans
"They May Not Be Able To Foreclose On Your House": Subprime lending crisis may result in unexpected benefit to homeowners
"An Open Letter To People Who Are Being Sued": How to beat the debt collectors
"Is It Better To Settle? Usually Not!": Pros and cons of settling the lawsuit brought against you by debt collectors

Links

"Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Links" from the Federal Trade Commision: Links to information about the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), including a link to a pdf file of the FDCPA
"Fair Debt Collection" from the Federal Citizen Information Center: Letter from the Federal Trade Commission explaining debt collection practices and defenses
"Federal Rules of Civil Procedure" from Cornell Law School: The official rules used by federal courts
"Federal Rules of Evidence" from Cornell Law School: The official rules used by federal courts for presenting evidence
Missouri Rules of Civil Procedure from the Supreme Court of Missouri: Rules used by Missouri State Courts
Missouri Rules of Evidence from the Missouri Legislature: The official rules used by Missouri State Courts for presenting evidence
Illinois Rules of Civil Procedure from the Supreme Court of Illinois: Rules used by Illinois State Courts
Illinois Rules of Evidence from the Illinois Legislature: The official rules used by Illinois State Courts for presenting evidence
Links to State Rules of Evidence from Expertpages.com: A list of links to the official rules used by Illinois State Courts for presenting evidence