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How Late Can You Be on a Car Payment, Mortgage or Other Bill?

Credit Corp

How Late Can You Be on a Mortgage Loan Payment? How Late Can You Be on Student Loans? Car Repossession It’s important to realize that an auto loan is a type of secured loan. The vehicle you purchase serves as collateral for the loan. This process is referred to as repossession.

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What Is a 1099-C Form and How Does It Affect Your Credit?

Credit Corp

A property is foreclosed or repossessed. Foreclosure election E, Debt relief from probate or similar proceeding F. For example, if your debt is reduced through a restructuring of your mortgage or in connection with a foreclosure, it may be excluded. Your mortgage is modified. Is a 1099-C Form Good or Bad for Your Credit?

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Pros and Cons of Chapter 13 Bankruptcy

Sawin & Shea

By stretching out, modifying, or reducing payments, Chapter 13 helps make debt more manageable for financially distressed individuals while allowing them the opportunity to save assets like their homes from foreclosure and cars from repossession. This buys time to catch up if you’ve fallen behind.

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Surviving Debt – Free Book During Coronavirus Pandemic

Debt Free Colorado

Dealing with Credit Card, Medical, and Student Loan Debts. Vehicle Repossessions. Saving Your Home from Foreclosure. Surviving Debt tells you what c onsumers need to know about: Stopping Debt Harassment. Which Debts to Pay First. Essential Information about Credit Reports. Collection Lawsuits.

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Consumer Debt vs. Non Consumer Debt

Sawin & Shea

Examples of non consumer debts include: Alimony Child support Traffic tickets Parking tickets Criminal restitution Business loans Personal guarantees Business property mortgages Business-related legal fees Taxes. Are Student Loans Consumer or Non-Consumer Debts?

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Dealing With Debt From COVID-19

Debt Free Colorado

You’ll have more flexibility with a nationwide loan servicers like Toyota, Ally, or Santander than you will with a buy-here-pay-here lender, but their sympathy is limited. They will feel obligated to protect their interest in the collateral (your car) and can move quickly to repossess after only a few missed payments.

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CFPB Continues to Press for Expanded Definition of Credit Transaction Under ECOA by Interjecting its Position in Pending Private Litigation

Troutman Sanders

where a putative class of Black students enrolled at Health Career Institute (HCI), a for-profit nursing school, alleged that after HCI arranged for students to take out federal and private student loans to pay for the program, HCI adopted new policies that increased the amount of time and money it would take students to complete the program.