{
  "id": 1946641,
  "title": "Should you pay collections debt that's past the statute of limitations?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/should-you-pay-collections-debt-thats-past-the-statute-of-limitations",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-19T13:52:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/should-you-pay-debt-thats-past-of-limitations/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An old collections balance may have lost its legal bite, but paying it could come with unintended consequences.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}