Protection for Military Personale

Date: Thu, 03/05/2009 - 08:17

Submitted by bandibreath
on Thu, 03/05/2009 - 08:17

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I would like to know what type of protection do military personale have from debt collectors under the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act? My son has recieved a letter from Mann, Bracken about an old Discover card acct. Acct was opened in 1999. Last payment was three or four years ago. SOL for the state of Ky. I believe is five yrs. for written contracts. He is in the service but not stationed here. Sent a debt validation letter about two weeks ago. Did not state that he was in the service. From what I have been reading, they are a NASTY, greedy bunch of people. What sorts of protections does he have?

Military.com has some good info on the this: http://www.militar

Military.com has some good info on the this:
http://www.military.com/Finance/content/0,15356,162254,00.html

lrhall41

Submitted by NASCAR_Devil on Thu, 03/05/2009 - 08:49

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Also, www.budhibbs.com has some good info on Mann-Bracken

lrhall41

Submitted by NASCAR_Devil on Thu, 03/05/2009 - 08:52

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where to look

I looked on the site, but could not find anything about the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act. I did however sign up for the program on Budd Hibbs' website, so that they could assist us with Mann Bracken.

lrhall41

Submitted by bandibreath on Thu, 03/05/2009 - 11:47

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It has been awhile since I was in, but I believe the Act only ap

It has been awhile since I was in, but I believe the Act only applies to soldiers who are in combat/hazardous duty and not on regular duty. It was enacted in either WW I or II.

lrhall41

Submitted by on Thu, 03/05/2009 - 21:10

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That is the way I understood it too cellular.

lrhall41

Submitted by SOAPLADY on Thu, 03/05/2009 - 21:12

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thanks

the current law was changed, and now all servicemembers are covered. He will need to talk to his JAG about his debt. He is going thru a financial advisor that is working with him to get all of his debt straight and will work out repayment plans.

lrhall41

Submitted by bandibreath on Fri, 03/06/2009 - 09:53

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