“Dear Steve, I was always under the impression that banks are required to charge off debt at 180 days. Just about every issuer does this and account balances dont seem to increase much more from that point with the exception of Capital One, I have found that Capital One balances increase almost 50% within a … Read more
“Dear Steve, Chase Bank credit card customer, jointly with husband. Two open accounts. Both of us, unfortunately, diagnosed with cancer within a year, financial hardship, inevitable. Called Chase when we got behind and they said they only would go through MMI (Money Management International) to set up a repayment plan. We contacted MMI and everything … Read more
“Dear Steve, Steve, I need more advice: I’ve just found out that I’ve two cards, Sears @ $1,300 & Mervyns @ $800 that have been charged off; Mervyns @ $1,200 has been closed. I have a good job, make good money so their was no perfectly sane reason why i stopped paying; I just did. … Read more
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 … Read more
Excellent credit score….found out a charge off for $13.00 recently-then they closed credit card. I was never given a statement or mailed a collection notice or even called about owing a debt to the card company. I have not received a statement in 3 to 5 yrs because I normally dont charge anything. Was amazed … Read more
being sued by collection agency have several charged off accts a collection agency says i have a debt with them but the original creditor has charged off this acct how can i owe this collection agency anything? Janet This reader question was submitted for site members to answer. This is your chance to be a … Read more
I have about 3 charged off accounts totaling about $4,000, they are due to “fall off” my credit report in about 2 yrs or less, but i have collectors calling and threatening legal action against me. I dont have money to settle on the spot, i was wondering if setting up a debt management plan … Read more
Edward “Dear Steve, I am not a great storyteller so here is my situation- I have three accts with AMEX that are charged off and are about to go to collections total is about $8,000 I have credit acct with BoA that is charged off to the tune of $5,000, I don’t know what to … Read more
“Dear Steve, Back in 2001 I had an account with Capital One. I disputed a charge and never paid and it resulted in them both closing and charging off the account in 2002. This was over 8 years ago. I have heard nothing on them, no collections letter, no judgements; nothing. Then out of the … Read more
“Dear Steve, I also was a victim of CMS and Brad Daley. I was sued and got a judgment against me from B/A. My question is, If a credit card company writes the debt off, can an attorney still sue you? Looks like if the debt was written off the IRS would write off the … Read more
“Dear Steve, A law office harassing me a bout a credit card bill I have. I lost my job, told the credit card company that I would pay 10 dollars a month to them until I found employment and could pay more. I have since found out that they have charged it off and referred … Read more
“Dear Steve, okay here we go I have just recieved a summonds in the amout of $9700.00 from a lawyer claiming to represent Capitol One. Now i’m not claiming that i don’t owe capitol one money but of course they have tacked on nearly 4,000 dollars to the initial 7,000 i was in default for. … Read more
Caroline “Dear Steve, We used to own a home with a 1st and 2nd mortgage. Because we were unable to keep up with the mortgage payments after our in-home daycare business closed, our home was forclosed in June 2008 and was sold in auction for about the same amount as our 1st mortgage I also … Read more
“Dear Steve, I have a lot of charge offs and medical bill collections, I also have a few good accounts on file. What in the world do I pay first to clean my report up? Susan” Dear Susan, First, get a copy of your consolidated credit report. This consolidated credit report is the same one … Read more
“Dear Steve, Hope all is well! My fiance and I are getting married next April and are currently saving to purchase our first home! We are saving around $12,000-$15,000 for the down payment, we are looking to purchase a house no more than $130,000. The only problem is I have 2 charge offs from CC … Read more