Eleven years ago I lost my job then had a problem with identity theft. I explained the situation to MBNA/Bank of America. I asked to use the insurance that I paid for and they told me I did not qualify to use it. Then they told me that since I was only making the minimum payments, they were going to up my APR and my monthly payments. They continued to increase these till my monthly payments were over {$2000.00}. I closed the account in XXXX, but continued to try to make some form of payment until XXXX. They continued to add interest after the acount was closed. They called me again in XXXX XXXX and threatened me. I told the lady that I did not have the money and it had been over 10 years and they could not continue to harass me. She said " That is not how it works and we can do whatever we want. '' I checked on the statute of limitations in the state of Texas and it is 4 years. They proceeded to write off the debt and file with IRS. This is not legal according to the Fair Debt Collection Act since the debt is way past the statute of limitations ( 4 years ). 
