The counseling program allows them to make one payment to the counselor and the credit counseling company manages all the accounts and
makes payments to the creditors on your behalf.
If accepted, you make payments to Hoyes, Michalos (the Consumer Proposal Administrator) who in
turn makes payments to the creditors according to the terms of the consumer proposal.
Chapter 13 bankruptcy can reorganize your debt and the individual makes payments to a Chapter 13 trustee, who
then makes the payments to the creditors on your behalf, for a settled amount of money, over a period of 3 - 5 years.
For example, if your credit card balance is $ 8,000 at the date you
last make a payment to the creditor, six months later, it could easily have grown to $ 8,500 or $ 9,000 with interest and late fees.
They also instruct consumers to immediately
stop making payments to creditors on any debt entered in the World Law Program, and instead to begin making a single monthly payment into a special purpose account (SPA), ostensibly so that World Law can use it to settle consumers» debts.
Once your proposal is approved, they complete all administration duties including collecting payments, dealing with your creditors, arranging for your credit counselling sessions and
making payments to your creditors in settlement of your debts.
They will only charge a fee for services once all these steps are completed: they reach a successful result, both you and your creditor agree with the settlement, alteration or reduction and you have
made a payment to your creditor.
At that time, you stop
making payments to your creditors.
In Chapters 12 and 13, an individual charged with administering the bankruptcy estate, accepting plan payments from the debtor, and
making payments to creditors.
Non-payment consequences: Debt settlement companies often encourage you to stop
making payments to your creditors to persuade them to negotiate.
When you're struggling to
make payments to your creditors and need a small loan, don't do it alone.
The payments you make are used to cover some of the costs of administering your bankruptcy, and to
make payments to your creditors.
The approach we recommend most often is a debt management plan in which you consolidate all your monthly payments into one easy payment to us, and
we make payments to all your creditors on your behalf.
One of the best advantages of filing a Chapter 13 case rather than dealing with a debt consolidation company is that you are dealing with a Chapter 13 trustee who will
make payments to your creditors each month.
In the event you cease
making payments to your creditors, these lenders can repossess your automobile, or start a foreclosure on your home.
You no longer need to
make payments to your creditors (though you will have to make payments to the bankruptcy trustee under a Chapter 13 bankruptcy) and your creditors will no longer be permitted to contact you.
If you're finding it difficult to
make payments to your creditors, contact our helpline for advice.
No, you are responsible for continuing to
make payments to your creditors as we work to lower and / or eliminate your debt for you.
A surprisingly common question we're asked is how to pay off my debts and
make payments to creditors.
If debt relief programs become a necessity for you, and you choose debt settlement companies as your best option, you will stop
making payments to your creditors and start making payments into a trust account.
This means that your medical debts will not have priority if your trustee is able to
make payments to your creditors.
Debt settlement companies usually advise you to stop
making payments to your creditors, and deposit money in a separate account for a future settlement.
Many providers also tell consumers that they can, and should, stop paying their creditors, while not disclosing that failing to
make payments to creditors may actually increase the amounts consumers owe (because of accumulating fees and interest) and will adversely affect their creditworthiness.