How does the Citibank bailout by the government effect 401k/pension plans for employees/former employee?
Also, what would happen to these if Citibank were to go bankrupt?
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How do I determine if my debt settlement is working?
A few month’s ago, I started working with National Debt Relief to settle 2 credit cards….1 with Discover and one with Citibank.
I have had no issues until the other day, when someone from Citi called me to say they don’t work with debt settlement companies.
So, I have my debt settlement company telling me "don’t listen to the creditors, they are just trying to scare you", and then I have Citi telling me "don’t listen to the debt settlement company because they take your money and never pay us…a law was passed last year that we no longer work with debt settlement"
When I first enrolled into the settlement program, they said they did work with both banks, I had to provide my statements and they seem completely legit. I have a certain amount of money automatically being deposted into a trust account with the settlement company uses to pay off attorney fees and my creditors over a specific period of time.
How do I determine who is telling me the truth, and if my debt settlement isn’t working, what do I do with Citi? They did send me a letter asking me to settle…so what’s the difference if I settle through debt relief vs. settling directly through me?
If it helps, Discover has contacted me and is aware that I’m working with debt settlement and seemed more than okay with that. and they both sent me letters to settle for less than what i owe. it isn’t very much debt at all….just what I couldn’t pay off from my old lifestyle, after I had to move across the country and take a job making much less than i had before.
What is the law on fair credit reporting and statues of limitations in Texas on debt collection?
I recently gotten a debt collection notice for 00 on an account I have no distinct memory of, from over 6 years ago. The debt collector stated they bought the debt from citibank, citibank says they bought it from "verizon credit card", but cant give me a number to call "verizon credit card" to try and figure out what is going on. Now, from 1999-2001 I cleared and settled all my credit card accounts one by one, and I saved all my correspondence on these issues, but all of that was lost because they were stored in New Orleans at my father’s house. So basically I have these people trying to collect a debt I have no record of, whose latest action is from 2001, and they have suddenly listed this on my credit report, as if it was a new debt, from 2007 – which I am fairly certain is illegal. Anyone know the details on this sort of stuff?
After trying to work with this collection agency, now that I am sure that this is a junk debt, I am convinced these people are scam artists and know it. I called them and explained that I wanted to work with them to track back the company that initially owned the debt, and they said they didn’t care, that I owed them money, and that since they bought the debt this month, it IS a new debt, and that they could report it as so., because I "took action on the debt simply by calling them" I told them that legal counsel has advised me otherwise, and that in the state of Texas last monetary action on the date of the debt is what matters, not phone contact, which is true, and they hung up on me. My lawyer, who isn’t in this sort of law, is sending them the certified letter, following OCT1999’s recommendations. Thanks SO much! I was about to shell out the 2500 because this has dropped my credit rating from 750 to 590, and my job is at risk b/c of it, but now I am going to fight it.
If the bank handling my college loans goes bankrupt, how will I be affected?
I am a first year college student at Dartmouth College and have taken out a hefty amount of loans for my first year tuition. I know with the recent Wa Mu bankruptcy, that many other banks are in danger of following in Wa Mu’s footsteps. If by chance Citibank were to collapse what would become of my loans. And with our recent recession, how will I be affected in my ability to attain loans and secure a job post graduation?
Does an offer to settle a debt for less than the full amount validate the debt?
I received a letter from Cohen and Slamowitz, a law firm, notifying me that my creditor (citibank) has referred my account to their office for collection. They state that I have 30 days to ask them to validate the debt.
I am planning on sending them a letter to validate the debt, but I am considering offering them a settlement amount to clear the debt.
By offering them a settlement offer (a take it or leave it), does that in effect validate the debt and validate the fact that I owe this money? If we cannot settle, and this ends up going to court, will the fact that at one point in the process I offered to pay them a sum of money to settle the account hurt me and will they use this as evidence that I in fact owe all this money?
Any tips or answers to my problem will be appreciated. Thank you.
The debit is relatively new… it is credit card debt and I defaulted in April or May I believe….
Does an offer to settle a debt for less than the full amount validate the debt?
I received a letter from Cohen and Slamowitz, a law firm, notifying me that my creditor (citibank) has referred my account to their office for collection. They state that I have 30 days to ask them to validate the debt.
I am planning on sending them a letter to validate the debt, but I am considering offering them a settlement amount to clear the debt.
By offering them a settlement offer (a take it or leave it), does that in effect validate the debt and validate the fact that I owe this money? If we cannot settle, and this ends up going to court, will the fact that at one point in the process I offered to pay them a sum of money to settle the account hurt me and will they use this as evidence that I in fact owe all this money?
Any tips or answers to my problem will be appreciated. Thank you.
The debit is relatively new… it is credit card debt and I defaulted in April or May I believe….
what happens to an account that isnt yours when u file bankruptcy?
My brother is going to file bankruptcy next week. On one of his credit report there is an account that is MINE. How did it get there, i dont even have him as authorized user. (FYI we have same address, same last name). Experts tell me me not to worry about doing anything because when the court calls the creditor, (citibank) they wouldn’t have a record of having a credit card with them. I just wanted to get some comments here. Good Day 
Settling debt with Citibank. Anyone settle with Citibank.
We just settled with BOA and Chase at 50 percent instead of going chapter 13. Citibank has not settled. If we let our 3 cards totalling 12,000 go to collections will they settle for less?
Yes, I know we need to file any settlements as income with the irs on 1099 forms.
Has anyone had a positive experience settling debt’s with debt with debt settlement america?
I have been using dsa for almost 2 years. They have settled one of my debts, mostly because I begged them to settle. I owe 13K to citibank, a law firm has taken over the debt and dsa is the middleman. Is there any advice out there. A law firm has taken over the debt, so i am out of the loop. There has been some rediculous settlement offers but i can’t afford to settle at this time and possibly can in a few months. Should i contact the law office myself or let dsa continue to assist.