Debts and Credit

I am trying to rent a beautiful apartment on Roosevelt Island. There is a credit check fee of $100 and they want me to fill out a rental application with my SS#, bank account numbers, and my signature. Is this normal?? Should I worry about identity theft or fraud?

Is it legal for a company that you order a product from, to give out your credit card number to another company?

We received a summons for an unpaid dental bill. The actual amount due is $991 however there are Attorney fees of $330.33. The Attorney has been nasty and we refuse to deal with him. After much thought we have decided to pay the $991. We do not want to pay these Attorney fees. My wife signed something from the dentist that stated if the account was turned over to an attorney we are responsible for 33 1/3 of the balance plus court costs. This will not go to court. I refuse to pay this Attorney anything in regards to this matter. <br><br /> What rights does the other Attorney have as we have agreed that we will pay the balance of $991 but NEVER EVER pay this nasty Attorney. We will send a note to the court stating we agree to pay the balance in full (which is what is actually owed) of $991. What can we do? What can he do? As we will simply not pay these fees?

I got into trouble at my old job at Macy's. I was caught stealing product and gave it back and spent jail time for the act. It was the first time I was in trouble with the law. The made me sign a promissary note for restitition for a very large amount of money under the threat of further prosecution because I was suspected of selling some stolen product on ebay. I have no receipts for the products that were sold but they were not stolen. I am currently paying $445 a month to this dept store and since I recently divorced and have 2 small children and cannot afford this huge payment. What is my recourse?

My husband passed and had several thousand dollars worth of credit card debt in his name only. I am being harrassed by the credit card companies to settle this debt. They have threatened to take my property, cars, life insurance which I am the beneficiary of and the pension that I am entitled to from his work. Can they do this in the state of Missouri? I have minor children at home still and there is no way I would be able to pay these bills.