They operate the same as if the debt collector was in your state. I would ask for a Debt Validation letter from the new debt collector.
Many times when debt is sold the supporting documents are not sold with it. If they cannot produce the original documents you may be in a situation where they cannot sue you and have to remove the deragatory from your credit report.
P.S. I am not a lawyer.
Surrendering a vehicle, in a financial sense, means that it is being repossessed and it is being given back to the finance company. The company will usually send someone to collect the vehicle.
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The car is not yours, it belongs to whoever got the repo company to collect it. They can decide what happens to the car, if they instruct the repo company to break into it, then that's what will happen.
Instead of having it forcibly repossessed, you call your finance company and tell them you're voluntarily having it repossessed. They may send a tow service to collect it, or they may ask you to take it to the repossessor. It'll be repossessed, auctioned off, and the amount they get from the auction will be deducted from the amount you owe. The finance company may offer a settlement at that point for an amount less than what you owe on that vehicle - that's up to the finance company.
While most creditors will allow you to have your vehicle voluntarily repossessed, some lenders will not accept them. Your best resolution in this case is to contact the finance company and determine why they will not collect the vehicle. Ensure that they are indeed accepting the voluntary repossession. You will still be required to pay the remaining balance unless you are told otherwise.
the collector's addition is supposedly a company in buford, georgia
Yes, your car can be repossessed. I ship cars for a company that repossesses cars out of state all the time.
can a debt collector refuse payment after it is offered after being swiched from one company to another and not being 30 day notice
Generally a collection agency will charge the company they are collecting for a percent off what they collect. They do not charge the person they are collecting from.
Some do, most do not.
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