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Credit card debt

Hi just wondered if a dca can add on nearly £500 off intrest to an old debt ?

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  • Tixy
    Tixy Posts: 31,455 Forumite
    Do you know if the debt has definitely been sold on to the debt collector? or could they be acting on behalf of the creditor?
    If they are acting on behalf then they can continue to charge interest.
    If its been sold then if your original credit card agreement said that interest could be added after the debt had been assigned to a third party they can, if it didn't then they should not.
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  • oldboy282
    oldboy282 Posts: 34 Forumite
    Still waiting on final info from sar request as really dont have and the dca only sent an applicaton and statment off account out so really have no idea on original agreement.
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