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First default

burgervanman
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edited 8 June at 9:46AM in Debt-free wannabe

How do,

Had my first default on credit rating.

Loan from ratesetter for just under 3k.

At present I have arceurope hounding me for this one. With them being a collector, not purchaser do I ignore them until it's sold or just start paying them via SO?

With it not being sold, a prove it letter seems a bit pointless? I intendeed to pay anyway as part of my self managed dmp.

I suppose if I pay them, teh money will come off the amount when it eventually gets sold on?

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  • sourcrates
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    All a prove-it letter does at this juncture is delay matters until its actioned.

    In fact most companies acting as collectors won`t even entertain any "disputes" and will simply return the account to the client.

    Its really up to you when you want to start paying these people.

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  • burgervanman
    burgervanman Posts: 41
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    edited 8 June at 9:46AM

    Thanks. Now that it's defaulted on credit report, happy to pay them what I've got in my self managed DMP.

    Made first standing order and posted them a dmp letter telling them how much they'll be getting.

    If they don't like it tough.

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