I recently came across a situation where a collection company was coming after a service member of the US Army for a bad debt and threatening a lawsuit. But, the collection company should have known better. The Service Members Civil Relief Act prohibits many financial-related claims and lawsuits against service members while they are on active duty. If you know someone who is proudly serving this country, but is being harassed by a debt collector, let them know that they don’t have to stand for it.

More information can be found at: https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/appj/scra/