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HSBC - Default expiring

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Hi everyone,

I had a HSBC Credit Card which opened on 02/05/2007 and defaulted on 09/09/2012. This is due to be removed from my Credit File on 09/09/2018, next month, yipppeee!

But firstly, I still have a remaining balance of £1292, which I have been paying on an arrangement for just £10 per month.

Will the default/account still be removed with a balance still outstanding?

If so, what would/could happen, if I just stopped paying?

But at £10 per month, is it worth risking it to stop paying?

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 35,242 Forumite
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    The default will drop off.

    If you stop paying, they could go for a CCJ. The sum is certainly large enough for them to do so.

    The CCJ will then be on your credit files for a further 6 years.
  • sourcrates
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    Hi,


    Just because a debt falls off your credit file does not mean that debt is not still legally owed, it is, as you have been paying it every month, it will not go statute barred either.


    One issue has no bearing on the other.
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  • ulldins
    ulldins Posts: 10 Forumite
    Ok cheers, I will look forward to it dropping off and continue to pay, it doesn't break the bank, if anything, will prob increase it to finish it off earlier.
  • ulldins
    ulldins Posts: 10 Forumite
    The default will drop off.

    If you stop paying, they could go for a CCJ. The sum is certainly large enough for them to do so.

    The CCJ will then be on your credit files for a further 6 years.

    Could they go for a CCJ, if i continue to pay as agreed? Or only if, I break the agreement?
  • Willing2Learn
    Willing2Learn Posts: 6,294 Forumite
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    If you stick to your arrangement to pay, then no CCJ. If you break your arrangement by reducing or stopping payments, then a CCJ is possible.
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