when you can start to pay
Date: Fri, 08/06/2010 - 17:48
Who do you owe and how much? Generally if it is assigned to an
Who do you owe and how much?
Generally if it is assigned to any agency, you pay the agency if assigned. If placed with a CA, the OC will send them the payment. If the debt has been sold, the OC has no interest in it.
Pay off your smallest balances first and then apply the money to
Pay off your smallest balances first and then apply the money to increase payment on the next largest and so on up the ladder! You cannot usually deal with an original creditor if the bill is in the hands of a collector unless the collector is working for the original creditor and not the owner of a written off debt! As Soaplady more clearly put it!
Visit the local IRS office and speak with an agent face to face! They are really not bad to deal with! They will make arrangements or put you on currently non collectable depending upon your financial picture! Do not ignore them! They do not go away!