Also, if you do proceed with them and could afford a higher payment amount, that would shorten your program, which means they could settle your debts sooner and as Damon says below, lessen the chance of problems associated with
a creditor filing suit.
Not exact matches
Unsecured debt is held by
creditors that have no claim to your assets, unless they
file suit against you (i.e. credit cards).
I thought
filing bankruptcy prevented
creditors from collection activity including pending foreclosures, evictions, wage garnishments, and law
suits.
If you ignore
creditors for a year or more, the likelihood that they will
file suit and try to attach your wages goes up.
Other
creditors have 90 days from the meeting to
file a
suit alleging that their debt should not be eliminated in the bankruptcy.
Statutes of limitation for credit card debt collection, all 50 states —
Creditors have a limited time in which to
file suit over unpaid credit card debt.