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Not everyone is mean :)

wolfers
wolfers Posts: 246 Forumite
in Bankruptcy & living with it
Went BR on Tuesday, opened a Barclays account today. The lady handling it was very nice -- said her sister was bankrupt so she sympathised :)

Later on (and independently of this) Mercers called on behalf of Barclaycard. (They've called a million times but I'm only now answering the phone.) I told the guy I was BR and he was really nice about it :)

So, it's not all bad news :)

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  • curly04
    curly04 Posts: 7,247 Forumite
    thats great
    it does get better
    Total Weight Loss - 28lb and counting
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  • wolfers
    wolfers Posts: 246 Forumite
    Ha! The Barclaycard guy just called back because he forgot to ask me a question. He was really apologetic and kept saying "I'm so sorry to disturb you again". Aww :)
  • confused76
    confused76 Posts: 12,680 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    good to hear...
  • Deep_In_Debt
    Deep_In_Debt Posts: 8,579 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Mortgage-free Glee!
    I know when my ex OH went BR most of his creditors were lovely. One even wished him luck for the future and nearly had a grown man cry!
    Debt 30k in 2008.:eek::o Cleared all my debt in 2013 and loving being debt free :)
    Mortgage free since 2014 :)
  • wolfers
    wolfers Posts: 246 Forumite
    Had a call from the Cooperative Bank last night. Not only were they really nice they tried to get me to open a cashminder account, even though they were one of my biggest creditors :)
  • philnicandamy
    philnicandamy Posts: 15,685 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    unusual for the co-op they changed t&c's a while ago meaning past debts you wouldnt be allowed to open an acc with them
    We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will
  • fiveyearplan
    fiveyearplan Posts: 10,145 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Thats good to hear about the Coop Wolfers. You're right - a lot of creditors are good about bankruptcy and play fair but not all are like that. I'm still having trouble with Clydesdale Bank and I've been discharged for 15 months! They have just sent me to collections!

    :j :j


  • Doucam
    Doucam Posts: 1,130 Forumite
    That's good to hear Wolfers, although I am very surprised that Mercers were so good. They have been a nightmare for my husband, along with Barclays Partner Finance, he now has formal complaints going through the FLA and FOS!!
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