Would Refinancing My Home Benefit Me?

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I want to decrease my monthly mortgage payments. My payment went from $675 last year to $784 this year, because of escrow increase. I want to lower that. We have a 30 yr fixed 6.65%. No prepay fees from current lender. We have only owned our home for 17 mos and we are new to this. Would it make sense to refinance to get a lower payment? If so what kinds of questions should I question the lenders and what kind of fees are involved?

What Happens When a Debt Has Been Sold and You Send a Cease and Desist Letter to the Collection Agency?

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I have made monthly payments to the original creditor whom is still accepting the payments, but my debt has been sold to a collection agency. I sent them a Stop and Desist letter indicating I am still paying the original creditor and they wrote back they are taking the pertinent actions to ensure I don’t hear from them again accompanied by a so called “Validation of Debt”. What happens now?