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What Happens to My Personal Loan After Bankruptcy?

Sawin & Shea

Unsecured loans are loans that don’t have collateral. If you fail to repay an unsecured personal loan, the lender cannot repossess your assets. Common unsecured loans include: Bank loans with no collateral. Repossession deficiency claims. You can also surrender the loan’s collateral in order to discharge the debt.

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Secured vs Unsecured Debt: Everything You Need to Know

Sawin & Shea

In broad terms, if a debt is secured, it means it is backed up by collateral property. If a debt is unsecured, no collateral is put up as a guarantee to pay. They may use collection agencies , or they may sue you (asking the court to garnish wages, take an asset, or put a lien on your home). What is the difference?

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What Happens After a Personal Loan Bankruptcy Discharge?

Sawin & Shea

Unsecured loans don’t have collateral. If you fail to repay an unsecured personal loan, the lender cannot repossess your assets. You can discharge an unsecured loan whether it’s current, delinquent, or in default, even if the original lender sold it to a collection agency or debt buyer.

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The Automatic Stay and Bankruptcy

Sawin & Shea

It goes into effect immediately when you file and protects you from those trying to collect from you, such as creditors, collection agencies, government entities, or any other person coming after you for money. The Court allows these actions so that a creditor can recover collateral for which they are not receiving payment.

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The Automatic Stay and Bankruptcy

Sawin & Shea

It goes into effect immediately when you file and protects you from those trying to collect from you, such as creditors, collection agencies, government entities, or any other person coming after you for money. The Court allows these actions so that a creditor can recover collateral for which they are not receiving payment.

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Integrating Judicial and Extrajudicial Strategies in Portfolio Management

Qualco

To identify the best solution for Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) , stakeholders such as lenders, servicers, and debt collection agencies need to deploy all available tools, starting a thorough appraisal of the NPL portfolio via a dedicated Workout Unit.