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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 the bank sell an overdraft to a debt recovery company?
Yes, a bank can sell an overdraft to a debt recovery company. This typically occurs when the overdraft account becomes significantly delinquent, and the bank seeks to recover the outstanding debt. Once sold, the debt recovery company takes on the responsibility of collecting the owed amount from the customer. However, the original account holder is still liable for the debt, regardless of the transfer.
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.
Is it illegal for a creditor to sell your debt?
No, it is not illegal for a creditor to sell your debt.
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 the bank sell an overdraft to a debt recovery company?
Yes, a bank can sell an overdraft to a debt recovery company. This typically occurs when the overdraft account becomes significantly delinquent, and the bank seeks to recover the outstanding debt. Once sold, the debt recovery company takes on the responsibility of collecting the owed amount from the customer. However, the original account holder is still liable for the debt, regardless of the transfer.
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
Is it illegal for a creditor to sell your debt?
No, it is not illegal for a creditor to sell your debt.
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.
