Tag Archives: cosigned

I Cosigned on My Son’s Car Loan. Now They Want Me to Pay. – Ellen

“Dear Steve, I got behond on my cerit cards and signed up for careone. its been going great till now. I am in a credit counsiling program with careone which is going great till recently ive got a call that my son lost his car I co-signed for and they are now wanting to put [...]

Cosigned for a Debt For My Girlfriend. Now She Refuses to Pay It. – Mike

“Dear Steve, Around 8-9 years ago I cosigned on a debt for my girlfriend who had a teenage girl that was in trouble. The loan was to get her off the street and into a private school in montana. about 3-6 months after the signing, her and I broke up. present day I started getting [...]

I Co-Signed a Sallie Mae School Tuition Loan for a Friend But They Say They Can’t Pay. – Vincent

Hi, i co-signed a school tuition loan from sallie mae about 10 yrs ago for then a close family friend. I recently applied for an apartment and found out he didnt pay anything and it destroyed my credit. This person has a personal buisness and a BMW and only crys poverty when I beg him [...]

Bart Simpson Actress Sued After Cosigning for Boyfriend

How many times do I have to say, never, ever cosign. It just winds up badly in most cases. Now cosigning tragedy has struck the voice of Bart Simpson. TMZ is reporting: Nancy Cartwright — the voice of Bart Simpson — is a defendant in a lawsuit involving her fiance’s suicide, a failed construction project, [...]

My Fiance Cosigned for My Private Student Loans. – Tori

“Dear Steve, In 2003, I took out a private student loan with my then-fiance as my cosigner. We broke up in 2004. I graduated in December of 2004. At that point, I had 3 credit cards. I ended up deciding to go back to school and get my Master’s degree less than 6 months later [...]

They Garnish My Wages For the Car I Cosigned For. – Denise

“Dear Steve, i co-signed for my son to get a car. He got sick and lost the car and his job. so now they’ve garnished my wages, because they can’t do his if i get another job to go with the one i have,will they garnish that job too? Denise” The Answer: Dear Denise, They [...]

I Cosigned for My Sister’s Truck and Now She Can’t Make The Payments. – James

“Dear Steve, Hello..my question is I co signed on a lease for a truck for my sister..dumbest thing I’ve ever done. It’s got bout 10 payments and she cannot Pay it either can I. What are my options what can I do to not hurt my credit anymore? Screwed and regretful Anything I can to [...]

I Guaranteed a Loan for Another Business. Will They Come After Me? – Vernal

“Dear Steve, Self-employed, Signed on some loans for another person’s business, that person is not paying. Now they are coming after me and have put a lien on my property. And another loan, they got a judgement and zeroed out our bank accounts, have no money. everyone is coming after me. I own 2 pieces [...]

Will My Friend that Cosigned for My Motorcycle Be Stuck With My Debt When I Go Bankrupt? – Tommy

Tommy wrote to me through the GetOutOfDebt.org site and asked the following question. If you have a credit or debt question you’d like to ask just use the online form. I’m happy to help you totally for free. Income from the GetOutOfDebt.org site advertising is used to help alleviate poverty. If you would like to [...]

I Had a Capital One Card in My Chapter 13 Bankruptcy and Now They Are Going After My Mom. – Tonia

“Dear Steve, I filed chapter 13 October 2008. A Capital One Credit Card charge was included. At my meeting for creditor’s they did not appear nor was there a claim for me to repay the card to them made to be included in my payments. My mother was a cosigner on the card and now [...]

My Husband Cosigned for His Mothers Jeep. Guess What? She Defaulted. – Erin

Erin wrote to me through the GetOutOfDebt.org site and asked the following question. If you have a credit or debt question you’d like to ask just use the online form. I’m happy to help you totally for free. Income from the GetOutOfDebt.org site advertising is used to help alleviate poverty. If you would like to [...]

Ten Years Ago I Guaranteed a Loan For a Friend. Now They Are Coming After Me. – John

“Dear Steve, I’m 65 yrs old. Sold my business in ’98. Have not worked since. Have 2 homes and travel a lot. That about sums it up. Signed a guarantee for a college Friend in 1999 for a business venture. Credit limit $6-8-10,000(??). Never ever used the card; never got a statement or call telling [...]

Will They Go After My Son for the Car I Co-Signed For? – Dawn

Dawn wrote to me through the GetOutOfDebt.org site and asked the following question. If you have a credit or debt question you’d like to ask just use the online form. I’m happy to help you totally for free. Income from the GetOutOfDebt.org site advertising is used to help alleviate poverty. If you would like to [...]

I Cosigned for a Car for a Guy I Was Dating. – Kate

“Dear Steve, I cosigned for a car when I was 19 with a guy I was dating at the time. Since then he stopped paying for the car and it was sent to collections. I was in contact with the guy for a while but since it was sent for collections, he has disappeared with [...]

My Father Cosigned for Our Truck. He Doesn’t Know He Owes the Debt. – Jami

“Dear Steve, Hi. We have run into quite a bit of problems. It has been one thing after the other, and some rather bad choices. In 2004, we had a car with a small payment. Only $284 per month. My husband decided that he would like a van for our family since we have 4 [...]