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Paypal Credit no default letter— [FOS Complaint Update] PayPal Tried to Offer an Interest-Free Settl
Paypal Credit has reported default on my credit report but I’ve received any letter from any debt collector or third party about making payments. Should I contact PayPal credit or wait to receive a letter about making payments. Many thanks in advance.
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Am I doing the right thing?
Hi all. Just want to check I'm going along the right lines here. One of my credit cards defaulted in seot 2023. Last payment was April 23. It was passed to westcot, back to original lender, to moorcroft ... I have not interacted in anyway with any of these companies . The last contact I received in writing was moorcroft in…
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Statute barred debt (Credit card) from 16 years ago...
I have a statute barred debt (Credit card) from 16 years
ago. After ignoring text messages, phone calls and the occasional letter from Capquest
for many years, I recently started receiving calls and letters from ACI, who are
working on behalf of Capquest. I then received a letter from Verity, who are
working on behalf of…
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Help required
A long time lurker. This forum has been very useful and I have followed advice to let two accounts default as I could not keep up with the repayments. I have been saving an emergency fund and feel as though I am in a better place moving forward. I have two accounts with Tesco that have defaulted and are now marked as…
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Large amount of debt and don’t know what to do
I want to post this to get some advice. I currently have about 45,000 pounds in overdraft and credit card debt. I have swapped the credit cards to zero percent. I have tried to pay back some of the overdraft money but the bank won’t pause the interest charges so I face 140 a month on one account charges and several hundred…
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New To Cancelling D/D and Already Made Mistake - HELP !
Hi All , I am so glad to have found this thread .We are a couple in our late 60's .We've always paid our debt but in 2010 I had to leave the NHS to become a carer for my husband .That was the end of my career and the start of our credit card debt .Without running them up , we couldn't have survived .We went from from good…
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Unsure what to do
*I have posted on DMP post but realised here was probable better upon further reading* Good evening/morning everyone, I have never actually written anything on any of the forums before, I'm a big time lurker in lots of threads, however I really need help. My last baby is almost three years old and I haven't worked since i…
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66 month old debt advice
My wife received the attached letter from Kearns Solicitors, claiming on behalf of their client LC Asset, who are some form of Link Financial. The original debt was a £50k loan from Barclays. She defaulted on this loan in April 2020, so she is now just over 6 months away from it being statue barred. There has been no…
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Moved: Student loan income calculation
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Default/Debt advice
Hi All, I’ve made a real mess of my life these last few years and got myself in a financial disaster. I don’t want to go in to specifics but I have made the right steps to getting this sorted for the sake of my family, before I had all the right intentions but none of the will but that has changed now. I have about £36k…
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Please god help, 60k in debt and feeling suicidal
I have the following debts MBNA CC- 9286 MBNA Loan - 9193 Barclaycard CC -14,094.50 Natwest CC - 19,719 Virgin CC - 4811 Very - 2750 I have used up breathing space of 60 days with all of them apart from Virgin & Very who i am managing to pay £50pm each to & have not gone into bad credit with them yet The rest are in the 2…
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Debt Consolidation After Defaults – Rebuild Plan Before Remortgage
Hi all, Posting for a friend who’s trying to get their finances in order ahead of a future remortgage and would really value some advice. They currently have three defaulted accounts (one in their name, two in their partner’s), all currently unsettled. Their credit scores are poor, but they have steady long term…
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Is there a minimum payment?
Hi all, I’ve followed all the advise so far on here and 4 debts are nearly at the point of defaulting now. I was out of my depth anyway which I take full responsibility for, in the past few months my husband has also left meaning what I can now afford monthly is VERY small. So my question is once the debts are sold on if I…
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Statutory Legal Audit Plan (Debt solutions)
Has anyone heard of or had any experience with these as a debt solution? Thanks in advance.
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Help with our debts please
This discussion was created from comments split from: DMP mutual support thread part 13 !!.
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Any one got a magic wand
I am looking for advice Situation 50yrs old working in a supermarket £10k owed to my brother. Borrowed two years ago, I keep checking, doesnt need back. We are paying £170 a month into a savings account, currently earning 3% interest. He is happy when we reach £10k with interest, should be 2028 when we reach target. Paying…
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Is a default worse than a bunch of missed payments?
Essentially i lost my job earlier in the year which made me fall behind in my loan repayments, i now have a default notice advising me to clear the arrears (deadline a few days away) failure to do this would mean i have broken the contract which i assume means they will be put a default on my credit file. I have the…
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Debt arrangement scheme advice.
Hi, im new to this and have been putting off posting for some time. Im considering applying for the debt arrangement scheme as trust deeds and bankruptcy are not ideal . I work in energy advice for a well known charity. Im married and we have a mortgage and two children at home. We both work full time and both have debts,…
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LCS claiming I have a debt with EDF
Hello Forumites, I recently received a letter from LCS claiming that I have debt with EDF. I have lived in the address they mention, but: 1 They have the wrong dates. 2 I never had an account with EDF and a bill was never sent to this address. I have sent them the prove it letter and they replied to me asking to provide an…
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PayPal Negative Balance and Debt due to gambling
I lost £10,000 gambling and funded my account using PayPal via Direct Debir PayPal takes the money from my bank a few days later, but my account didn’t have the £10,000 when they tried to take it. They’ve made several attempts to collect, and now my PayPal balance is negative. I’m wondering if I can dispute this since I…
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