Not exact matches
Each
creditor — that's everyone you owe
money to —
gets one vote for every dollar you owe and if
more than half of the dollars vote in favour, everyone has to take the deal.
You need to offer your
creditors more money than they
get in a bankruptcy.
Now that many
more Social Security recipients are entering the electronic banking world, I expect that
more than a few will find themselves trying to
get money back from a judgment
creditor who found a co-mingled account.
On the other hand, you could
get approved for a loan or mortgage
more easily if you have a lower debt - to - income ratio because your
creditors may feel that you will be
more likely to pay back the loan since your
money isn't already tied up in other debts.
The
creditor, who is already in the hole, must now spend
more money with the hope that the used furniture will
get them even after it is sold.
Doug Hoyes: And that's why the success rate on consumer proposal is so high; if the
creditors know they're going to
get more money in a consumer proposal than they're going to
get in a bankruptcy, and the person who owes the
money is filing the consumer proposal because they want to avoid bankruptcy, they want to pay back at least a portion of their debts.
If you've
got one or
more cards that are close to being maxed out, it may give banks and
creditors the impression that you're not responsible when it comes to managing your
money — and that you may not be able to pay them back.