Most of the banks will also stop following up on debt that is older than 8-10 years depending on the bank’s rules and the country’s laws. But sadly that’s not the case with every bank. We have also had families of debtors come to us asking for advice they are being approached by collection agencies 10 years after the debtor is dead. This is simply because it surely costs the bank close to nothing to have their old defaulters followed up not in monetary terms nor in terms of their brand name.