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An In-Depth Guide to Bank Account Garnishment in Texas and How to Avoid It

Debt RR

This unpaid debt can lead to a serious problem for businesses: garnishment. Bank account garnishment can create serious cash flow blocks for companies of all sizes, and those cash flow problems can compound into other issues, like payroll concerns and late payments on other accounts.

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What is a Judgment?

Credit Corp

So, what happens when you don’t pay a bill or repay a debt? The company, creditor or collection agency has legal ways to pursue payment. The judgment creditor can then use that court judgment to try to collect money from you. Common methods include wage garnishment , property attachments and property liens.

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What Is a Judgment?

Credit Corp

This is known as wage garnishment. These payments are sent to the judgment creditor until your debt is paid. The Consumer Credit Protection Act caps these types of garnishments. Nonwage garnishment. If you’re retired, unemployed, or self-employed, your bank account may be garnished instead. Property liens.

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Debt Consolidation vs Bankruptcy: Which is Better?

Sawin & Shea

Also, if your credit score is already quite low, you may not be able to qualify for low interest which makes debt consolidation a useful method of debt management. How Does Debt Consolidation Work? Pros & Cons of Bankruptcy Bankruptcy, like other methods of debt management, has its benefits and drawbacks.

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You’re in Debt: 9 Terms to Know

The Kaplan Group

FDCPA ( Fair Debt Collection Practices Act). The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is a federal law that restricts the behavior of collection agencies when they are attempting to collect money from individuals. The law does not apply to collecting from businesses. Garnishment.

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How to Pay Collections

Credit Corp

When you’re trying to conquer unpaid debts sent to collections, you’ll likely face some obstacles. Two of the most common are coming up with enough money to pay off the debt and negotiating a payment plan or settlement you can afford. Find out how to pay collections below. Creating a Debt Management Plan.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

One revision now requires hospitals to complete a screening process to determine whether a particular patient is eligible for charity care before taking certain action, such as enrolling the patient in a payment plan or referring the account to in-house or third-party collections, on the patient’s account. For more information, click here.