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Chain of title in debt-buyer cases

Track contract, sale, assignment, account schedule, witness knowledge, and record admissibility gaps.

What this helps with

Use this to organize whether a debt buyer or collector can connect the claimed account from the original creditor to the current plaintiff.


What to look for

  • Original account agreement and identifying account information
  • Each bill of sale, assignment, purchase agreement excerpt, and account schedule
  • Affidavits explaining who has personal knowledge of the records
  • Balance history from last payment through charge-off and sale

Suggested next steps

  1. Open the case evidence checklist.
  2. Upload contracts, ledgers, assignments, and affidavits.
  3. Use discovery templates if key ownership documents are missing.