Debt collection agencies must prove that they have the legal authority to
collect on a debt if you request it.
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When you take out a car title loan, the lender will put a lien against your vehicle, meaning that
if you are unable to repay the loan, the lender can repossess your vehicle to
collect on the
debt.
Personal loans are unsecured
debt, meaning there's no collateral for the bank to
collect if you default
on the loan.
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on rotting foundations and
debts which it can not
collect without destroying its own life.
When a
debt collection company is asked to provide certain documentation and accurate information (examples: their
debt collector license to
collect on debt in a certain state or accounting statements) and they CA N'T PROVIDE the requested items or
if they provide inaccurate information, the
debt becomes legally uncollectible and you don't have to pay it!
Your overdraft might also appear
on your credit report
if the bank writes off your
debt, such as
if the amount of your overdraft is negligible and not worth the time and expense involved in trying to
collect it.
If the
debt collection company or creditor can not legally
collect on a
debt, you don't have to pay it.
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debt settlement options are available, however it is more efficient to first challenge the legal authority of a collection agency's right to
collect on a
debt prior to just settling, similar to
if you were to get a speeding ticket, often consumers hire an attorney to fight the ticket and get it dismissed.
If the
debt collection company fails to provide all of the necessary documentation and accurate information, they can no longer
collect on the
debt.
If they can not prove the validity of your
debts, they can no longer legally
collect on the account.
However, morals aside, there is no way I owe you
if you can not
collect on the
debt and it does not feature
on my credit report.
Insider tip
on small errors
on legitimate collections you really do owe: Even
if a collection account is removed from your credit file,
if your state's statute of limitations for
collecting the
debt has not passed, the collection agency will probably update its records with the correct information and report it to the credit bureau, where you will see the account reported correctly.
If they have your date of birth or spelling of your last name wrong, guess what — they can't continue
collecting on the
debt!
If the
debt collection agency can't prove they have the legal authority to
collect on a particular
debt — the
debt becomes legally uncollectible.
Yes,
if the
debt collection company contacting you over the
debt isn't licensed to
collect on the
debt in your state.
If a new collector starts
collecting on that
debt, you'll have to (more...)
If the estate is worth less than what is owed, then the
debt owners usually have no recourse for
collecting on the
debt.
D. Licensed to
collect on debt;
If they can't provide their license, the
debt becomes legally uncollectible, meaning — you don't have to pay it!
If the small business defaults
on the loan, the lender can take over the company's accounts receivables and
collect on the
debts itself.
If a
debt collector tries to
collect money
on a
debt you have never heard of (or a
debt you are unsure of), do your due diligence before making any payment arrangements.
But
if I understand correctly, the government issues the
debt, they hire these companies to
collect, and only
collect, not to put me in a better repayment plan based
on my income, my family size, my demographic.
However,
if you have a good income, savings, or assets, your creditors are likely to purse some form of legal action to
collect on your unpaid
debt.
If you don't resolve this
debt (using different payment options that we go over with you) then Sears will eventually hire a collection agency or attorney to
collect on the unpaid
debt.
You must be very careful when you're asking for
debt validation because
if your creditor suspects you're doing this just to buy time, this might motivate them to dig in their heels and get more aggressive about
collecting on that
debt.
This requires a creditor to verify, validate and prove the validity of an alleged
debt before they can continue
collecting on this
debt,
if they can't prove it, yes you guessed it then you don't have to pay it.
If they can't supply any of the following requested items, the
debt collection company can not continue
collecting on the
debt.
The IRS has a limited amount of time to
collect on a
debt, so
if there are old taxes, you may be better off getting into CNC status, which it seems like you would qualify for and let the
debt expire
on your own.
As you spend
on your credit card, your
debts will also begin to
collect interest
if you're unable to pay the whole balance back by the end of the statement or interest - free period.
If the child fails to repay, the bank can come after you to
collect on the
debt.
If you haven't already, you need to read this article
on debt validation to verify whether or not the
debt collection agency has a legal right to
collect the
debt.
Keep in mind, just because the
debt may be outside the Statute of Limitations does not mean they can't try to
collect on the
debt or even sue you, it's a defense you can raise
if they come after you.
On the other hand, mortgages or home loans, auto loans, and the like are considered secured
debt, meaning there is a specific piece of property that can be
collected if you fail to pay your lender.
If the statute of limitations to
collect on the
debt has expired.
If you're sued to
collect on a time - barred
debt, pay attention, and respond.
If they are not abiding by all of the federal laws, your
debt may be invalidated and the
debt collector will no longer legally be allowed to
collect on that
debt.
There is a process for the lender to dispute the claim of
debt as unsecured, but
if the petition is denied they can not
collect on that
debt.
Recently
on our bankruptcy forum a debtor asked, «
If I owe $ 10,000 to a credit card company in Texas how long does the lender have to sue me to
collect the
debt?»
If a collections agency starts calling to
collect on a
debt that's outside the statute of limitations, you'll have grounds to demand they stop.
Although you aren't paying the
debt back,
if a
debt collection company can't prove that they are legally authorized to
collect on it — you don't have to pay it.
If the
debt shows as written off but will still show
on your credit report for longer than a few months,
collect all of the funds together to completely pay it off before making contact with the lender.
Further, the value of the service that a
debt settlement company offers a consumer is speculative because, at the time that the company enrolls a consumer and
collects an initial fee and obligates the consumer to pay other fees, the company does not know what terms,
if any, it will be able to negotiate
on behalf of the consumer.
This notification will explain that they may not attempt to
collect on this
debt now or in the future and
if they do they are subject to punishment for contempt.
If you defaulted
on student loans that you took out from a private lender, such as Sallie Mae, Navient, National Collegiate Student Loan Trust, then they will use their vast
debt collection resources and teams of attorneys to sue you to
collect the
debt.
What happens here is that companies often write off your
debt if you haven't paid it and after a certain amount of time they turn over the
debt to a collection agency to help them
collect and they're getting paid
on a percentage of whatever they
collect or the
debt might be sold to them and so they're trying to recover more than the price paid for the
debts.
If a
debt collection company can't provide the documentation verifying the legally required information you requested in writing, they must stop
collecting on the
debt and can not legally report anything
on your credit report.
Any wording that gives banks the right to
collect a consumer's future wages or earnings to cover a loan default — some creditors may want you to agree to have money automatically deducted from your paychecks
if you fall behind
on loan or
debt payments, but creditors are allowed to offer this option only under the condition that you can cancel automatic deductions at any time
If the
debt collection agency can't prove, they have the legal authority to
collect on a
debt — the
debt becomes legally uncollectible.
However,
if you continue to default, your account is sent to collections and many don't realize that OSAP uses external collection agencies to
collect on your
debt; leading to regular phone calls and the risk of a wage garnishment.
Until that time, credit card
debt creditors can continue to
collect your
debts, and your lender can still proceed with the foreclosure
if you're behind
on your mortgage payments.