Quick Answer: CCB Credit Services purchased an auto loan contract for $19,000 after the original $41,000 vehicle was repossessed when payments couldn’t be maintained following job loss. The debt was sold multiple times between companies, demonstrating how auto loan contracts transfer between collectors after repossession.
Date Received: 2018-12-31
Product: Auto debt
Issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
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Consumer Complaint: On XX/XX/XXXX, I let my son use my credit to purchase a vehicle. My son worked for the XXXX XXXX in XXXX, TX. In XX/XX/XXXX the XXXX XXXX start laying off people and my son was laid off. My son kept the vehicle to look for another job, but things were moving slow and after several months had passed the payments were not being paid on time. And late payment notices started coming in as more time pass. After the first week in XXXX more notices started coming in, calculation of surplus, amended calculation of surplus and then notice of plan to sell came in on XX/XX/XXXX, and the dealership took the vehicle back on that day. In the notice, the dealership said that you can get the vehicle back at any time by paying us the full amount you owe, the vehicle total was {$41000.00}. and they wanted {$39000.00}. they also said that they will sell the vehicle at a private sale. The monthly payments were {$640.00}. The dealership sold the contract to XXXX XXXX , XXXX for $ XXXXand this company sold the contract to CCB Credit Services for {$19000.00}. I am retired. I will fax info for review.
Company: CCB Credit Serivces, Inc
State/Zip: TX 761XX
Company Response to Complaint: Closed with explanation
Was Company Response Timely: Yes
Did Consumer Dispute Company Response: N/A
Complaint ID: 3113815
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