Eliminate Credit Card Debt without Bankruptcy.
The problem for the consumer with credit card debt is it gets charged off and sold to a junk debt buyer six months to a year after payments have stopped. Some consumers may be forced to stop paying their credit card debt because of temporary low income. But, once they are able to pay again, the damage could already be done. Their credit is ruined, and the debt collectors are calling. The balance has been grossly inflated by interest, penalties, commissions and fees. At that point the best credit card debt solution is to eliminate it by continuing to not pay it, or to file for Bankruptcy.
Bankruptcy can be a very serious, life-altering event. You may not qualify for Chapter 7 liquidation. Instead, you can be forced into Chapter 13 and a payment plan if you have sufficient income. Bankruptcy stays on your credit report for 10 years. In addition you will always have to answer the question, “Have you ever been through bankruptcy?’ affirmatively.
>Debt collectors and collection attorneys do not expect to collect from everyone. If they collected from half of the people on the debtor lists they receive, they would be very successful. They work on commission and flat fees. Their time is money. Why should they should waste time with an educated consumer who knows how to legally resist them, when instead they can pursue less fortunate individuals who think they must submit to every debt collector’s demands.
“This claim, or this attempt to collect a debt, has not been reviewed by an attorney.” Just like notices from collection attorneys send notices that are the same as debt collector notices. In fact collection attorneys are considered debt collectors by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. The appropriate written communications with a collection attorney will motivate him to spend his time elsewhere, just like it will a debt collector.
Typically there is no signed contract between the bank and rhe credit card holder. Those signed charge slips are for the merchant’s benefit, not the bank. Consumers should think about documentation, and be willing to put up a fight, before considering bankruptcy.
Matt Highlander writes for the Credit Card Debt Survival Guide. If you want to Eliminate credit card debt, read about proven strategies for settling debts and handling debt collectors as well as collection attorneys.