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The charging or writing off of a debt is only a required accounting entry by the creditor.
It does not effect you, or change the amount you owe, or that you owe it.
It does not change any of the legal methods to force collection that were available before making the entry. It does not change any of the creditors rights, or change your obligation in it. The debt is NOT forgiven.
All it does is make the creditors accounting statement recognize that an asset (your receivable) that it expected to realize, and already recorded as income, is not going to happen. they are taking the charge to their books for the expense of your not paying, or that it is now considered unlikely you will ay, and the asset does not exist (or in bank terms, is no longer productive). When the charge off occurs depends on many things in accounting parlance...most companies actually establish an account for expected bad debts (an accrual) as a current charge against sales, (expecting some to go bad), and adjust that account on experience...without having to do much on any particular account.
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What happens when a Bank loan is charged off?
It will show on your credit report where your bank loan was "Charged Off". This means the bank wrote off the money and gave up on collecting it. However they can sell that debt to a collection agency to try and collect it. It will show on your credit report for 7 years.
Can a debt collector report to a CRA a debt which was never reported by the original creditor of the debt?
The answer to your question is Yes, they can report a debt that was never origionally reported to the CRAs. This is most common with medical expenses. You may have an outstanding debt to a doctor's office for example, and though Doctors do not typically report debts to a CRA, if they sell your outstanding debt to a collection agency, they absolutly have the right to report it to your credit report. So, in a word, yes, it is legal, and is actually quite common. Hope this helps! In fact it is against the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act for a medical debt to be reported to the credit agency, but it doesn't apply if they sell the debt to a third party collection agency. Nice way for them to get around that.
If a debt on your credit report says 'bad debt write off ' can the creditor still sue you or collect the money?
= If your credit report reports that you have a bad debt write-off, then it means that the original creditor has written off the debt, but they can still sell the rights to the debt to a collection agency and they can contact you and take legal action.
What are the disadvantages to unsecured debt?
The disadvantage to unsecured debt is the payment of higher interest compared to the lower interest rate offered by a secure debt. Unsecure debt is a debt that is guaranted only by word. If a person fails to pay this debt the bank can file a lawsuit agaisnt and people will unfortunately not be able to sell their home.
If original mortgage is current can a different second mortgage holder foreclose on a charge off?
A charge off just means a bank has considered a bad debt. They still have the right to collect on it. Now it is tough for a second mortgage company or bank to foreclose, reason being that there are in second position. They can start but if foreclosure is followed through with. The first mortgage is paid first and they get what is left over. Remember the house has to be sold etc. Many times they will sell your debt of to a less scrupilous collector. If they do start contact your first mortgage lender immediately. They may have options. Hope this helps.
Can a bank sell your overdraft debt if they never notified you about the debt and your address never changed?
Yes, in many states a bank can sell your overdraft debt to a collector if they never notified you about the debt and your address never changed.
What happens when a Bank loan is charged off?
It will show on your credit report where your bank loan was "Charged Off". This means the bank wrote off the money and gave up on collecting it. However they can sell that debt to a collection agency to try and collect it. It will show on your credit report for 7 years.
Can a collection agency report and collect a debt that is shown as a charge off from another creditor?
Yes. When creditors charge off accounts they send them (or sell) to a collection agency. The collector can request the debtor's credit report show that the account has been turned over for collection procedures.
Can a debt collector report to a CRA a debt which was never reported by the original creditor of the debt?
The answer to your question is Yes, they can report a debt that was never origionally reported to the CRAs. This is most common with medical expenses. You may have an outstanding debt to a doctor's office for example, and though Doctors do not typically report debts to a CRA, if they sell your outstanding debt to a collection agency, they absolutly have the right to report it to your credit report. So, in a word, yes, it is legal, and is actually quite common. Hope this helps! In fact it is against the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act for a medical debt to be reported to the credit agency, but it doesn't apply if they sell the debt to a third party collection agency. Nice way for them to get around that.
If a debt on your credit report says 'bad debt write off ' can the creditor still sue you or collect the money?
= If your credit report reports that you have a bad debt write-off, then it means that the original creditor has written off the debt, but they can still sell the rights to the debt to a collection agency and they can contact you and take legal action.
Can bank keep you from getting your car back if you pay it?
If you owe a debt to the bank and they take you to court in order to recover the debt then the court may issue a judgment against you in favour of the bank which entitles the bank to cease you vehicle and to sell it in order for your debt to be paid to them but if the courts award a judgment lien then the bank has the right to seize your vehicle and to retain it in their possession until you have cleared the debt to which owe them whereas upon the debt being paid in full your vehicle shall be returned to you.
How do banks get their money back when they repossess an auto?
They sell the vehicle for what they can, then charge the remainder to you. They usually sell that debt to a collection agency, and the agency starts calling you for that money.
Is a charge off or judgment worse on a credit report?
They are or will be the same. All institutions who do a charge off sell the paper to a collection company so they are or will be the same.
Father died owns a travel trailer car trailer and a truck all with debt there is no money who pays the debts?
If the items are not paid for, they will get reposessed by the bank and then the bank will sell them
What are the disadvantages to unsecured debt?
The disadvantage to unsecured debt is the payment of higher interest compared to the lower interest rate offered by a secure debt. Unsecure debt is a debt that is guaranted only by word. If a person fails to pay this debt the bank can file a lawsuit agaisnt and people will unfortunately not be able to sell their home.
If your customer breaks a written contract how can you have it reflected on their credit if they do not pay the balance of the contract?
Is your business one that already reports to the bureaus? If so, then report the customer as owing the balance. If not, you have three choices: Either report the debt, (there is a charge for signing up as a reporting member to the bureaus and for reporting a debt), or you can sell the debt to a collection agency (for 40-60% of the amount owed), or you can take your customer to court in a civil or small claims action. If you win the case, there will probably be a judgment issued against your customer. Be sure to have the judgment recorded in public records. It will get picked up there by the credit bureaus and placed on the customer's credit report.
Can you get banned for pirating xbox live arcade games?
Yes they can even charge you for the games and sell the debt to a collection agency if you don't pay
