I am a single mother who was out of work for a while and the cosigners to my student loan paid about $2,000 during that time. I am now working and sent out a payment to them, but they wanted me to sign a confession of judgment.
I refused to and now they have been calling and threatening to take me to court to sue me and even went as far as saying they are going to take my tax refunds. The loan is not fully paid off yet, so I didn't think that could sue me for the full amount, just for the amount they have paid, is this true?
Also, I haven't returned their phone calls, because in the past they have left me messages and one was threatening to come and beat me up with a baseball bat if I didn't pay them the money. What if anything can I do about this. I intend to make sure I pay them the amount for the loan each month now that I am working again.
By Stacy
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Save all the calls they made to you. Call a lawyer to see what they say about it, good luck.
I have a very close friend who has gone to heck & back with a student loan. My girlfriend is also disabled & she was totally surprised that they could garnish her social security disability check which she lives on (she receives only $800 per month to pay bills & buy food & gas) The only advise I can give you is to work out some kind of agreement with these guys because if you ignore them or the longer you wait to deal with them the more fines & interest they charge.
My friend was loaned $10,000 when going to school & now, no matter how hard she tries, she will never in her life be able to repay this loan (because it has snowballed). & because the loan is guaranteed by the government, they can garnish your disability or paycheck & take up to 1/3 of it. Her loan has been sold to at least 5 (or more) different loan agencies since she borrowed the money & each of them has added more fees & of course the interest has increased quite substantially.
---> Call legal Aid or pay $50 or $100 to go in one time to talk to a lawyer about your problem. This will be well worth the money it costs! If you can't afford a lawyer, then call one of those free credit counselors or e-mail them with your question. Get good legal advise! Even if you have to pay $50 or $100 to see a lawyer. You need someone who is working for YOU, who will answer your questions. Before you go in to the appointment with a lawyer, look in your local phone book & call around to different Lawyers in your area asking them if they have dealt with student loan problems before & ask what they'd charge to meet with you one time to answer your questions... Many times the first meeting with a lawyer is free. If the lawyer or legal secretary you talk to does not handle this type of work, ask them to please refer you to someone who does!
* Also, if someone is hassling you & they (think or) know you have a lawyer working for you, they will stop hassling you & you will receive immediate respect. Or you can just say "Contact my lawyer".
Do not wait! Take care of this today Call around to lawyers in your area.
Are these cosigners members of the mafia or what? Or someone who once passed, mistakenly, for a friend or
family? I would [really] send in your problem to Suzy Orman. It's a great problem and she has discussed student loans in the past.
What is a confession of judgment? You might also want to call your local district attorney and get any pertinent information re the threat aspect.
First of all the fact that you are not communicative about you financial issues to your co-signers causes bad and harsh feelings. That does not excuse their threats in any way. There are laws about how people must conduct themselves in trying to collect a debt. That a side you still have to pay your debt. I would try to set up an agreeable payment plan to pay back what they paid for you and never miss a payment again.
I recently saw on Suze Orman that you can pay off your student loan with a credit card if you have that much limit. If you have to file bankruptcy or need to just pay the minimum you are free from the government.
If anyone leaves threatening messages on your answering machine you should report that to the police. The police are your friends! They will help you with this problem.
Of course, if you owe anyone money be it a personal loan or a loan from a bank, you must pay it back even if you can only make very small payments on that loan. Make small payments of ten or twenty dollars a month until it is finished if you have to do that. Pay as much as you can every month. But do it.
This may be worth a visit to a lawyer's office. There is never a charge for the first visit to a lawyer's office. So dont hesitate to do that. You need an advocate who "knows" or is willing to find out what needs to be done. YOur safety is at risk here and you cannot leave your child or children without a mother. You must take care of this ASAP.
Who did you borrow the money from, a loan shark? If they paid $2000 for you, it just may cost them more than that to sue you. Make the original loan payment and then an extra payment to them but tell them that any threats to you or your belongings will be told to the police.
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