Charging Off a Bad Debt: How, When and Why to Do It
For many creditors, the frustrating reality is that it costs money and it takes time to recover the money that is legally owed to them if a borrower stops repaying a loan. The costs of debt recovery can be significant. Foreclosure, for example, can be expensive and take over a year to complete in some states. Therefore, many businesses choose to write off their bad business …
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What is Wrongful Repossession?
Secured creditors have the legal right to repossess property that is collateral for a loan under certain circumstances. That legal right is known as repossession. If the creditor does not have the right to repossess the property or does not complete the repossession according to the requirements of the loan agreement and state law then the repossession is deemed a wrongful …
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