Tag Archives: charged off debt

What’s the Best Way to Fix My Charge Off and Get it Removed

Fixing charged off debt A few years ago I took a 25k loan which eventually I could not pay back. The debt has been charged off, and occasionally a company sends letters saying that they want their money. Recently I’ve began working a new job that pays very well, so I want to fix all [...]

Debt Settlements May Be Voided And the Money Due Anyway

A recent posting, “An IRS 1099-C Form Does Not Mean Debt is Discharged” caught my eye. It highlights a great potential risk for people that use debt settlement to eliminate their debt. The surprise is that while they think the debt settlement process has discharged their debt, it absolutely might not. A third circuit bankruptcy [...]

How Do I Remove Charge Offs From My Credit Report? – Debt Chicken

Debt Chicken “Dear Steve, Okay, so I did the ignoring thing with two credit cards and the banks charged them off. However, when I was finally able to pay them, I paid them off one through an attorney and the other a collection agency. My current credit reports shows the original creditor as charging them [...]