Depends how you look at it. They hurt your credit score the same if they are on your credit report. But they can be collected differently. If someone gets a judgment against you they can garnish your wages and take your tax refund. A charged off account is usually sent to collections and could possible be turned into a judgment. Either way, you still owe debt on both and they hurt your credit the same.
They are or will be the same. All institutions who do a charge off sell the paper to a collection company so they are or will be the same.
A charge off does not define the debt as invalid or uncollectable. It is a designation used by creditors to indicate the debt is being removed from their normal accounting methods and sent into collection action. If the creditor sues the debtor and receives a judgment (they always do) the judgment can be used as a levy against the debtor's bank account.
Most will eventually list the account as a charge off. Which means they remove the account from their books and take a loss in a tax write off. This does not release the debtor from the obligation of repayment. The account is usually sold to a third party collector. If that agency cannot reach a equitable agreement with the debtor, they may file a suit. Even if you do not hear from the creditor or collection agency for an extended length of time, you are not free of the debt. The SOL in most states is six years, (depending on the type of debt that is delinquent). Eventually it will become a charge off which is much worse for you! It will become a charge off and will be impossible to get it removed from your credit report. Remember, just because it is a charge off, it DOES NOT mean that you do not have to pay it and it looks a lot worse on your credit report!
Yes, any charge off goes on.
Short Answer. Very damaging. I don't know the exact numbers for a charge-off but I do know that FICO recently revealed how their damage points work on some other items. For example, if you have 680 credit score and have a 30 day late payment, your score will drop 60 - 80 points. If your score if 780, it will drop 90 - 110 points. That's quite a bit. And I know that charge offs are viewed much worse.
They are or will be the same. All institutions who do a charge off sell the paper to a collection company so they are or will be the same.
Absolutely, but he must obtain a judgment first.
Yes, with a judgment, but if you're head of the household, no. Experience: I own a collection agency.
A charge off does not define the debt as invalid or uncollectable. It is a designation used by creditors to indicate the debt is being removed from their normal accounting methods and sent into collection action. If the creditor sues the debtor and receives a judgment (they always do) the judgment can be used as a levy against the debtor's bank account.
if you pay the collection agency you can get back in good credit standings , ifyou dont they can get a judgment against you, and garnish your wadges , if they do a charge off it stays on your credit for up to 10 years know and it is harder to get credit with a charge off
Yes, if the creditor sues the debtor and is awarded a judgment, the judgment can be executed as a lien against real property owned by the debtor. A "charge off" does not mean a debt is not valid nor subject to collection.
Generally, yes. But those holding the judgment may well come after the money...and hiding it from them can tuen to criminal charges. Not paying what you are required to has a way of ggetting worse, and worse.
You can pay off the judgment , prove with a letter or some valid evidence that the judgment was made in error..
In terms of credit score, about 10 points worse. You might pay off a repo so its slightly better than one that you never did anything about and the lender charged it off.
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No, the iPod will not charge if it is off. The iPod must be on for it to charge.
An FHA loan would require that any outstanding collection accounts, judgment[s] and charge-offs be paid off in full before closhing your loan but not necessarily before approving your loan. The lender will look mostly at the last two years of your credit history.