With the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) new Supplemental Notice of Rulemaking (SNPRM) for time-barred debts, statutes of limitations are on everyone's mind. One common concern—shared even by the CFPB itself—is the complexity involved in determining which statute of limitations applies to each particular debt. Each state governs its own laws regarding limitations periods. Different types of debts can have different limitations periods (for example, traditional banking debts v. auto deficiencies).
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