I had a cc with Direct Merchants Bank. Opened in 1999, closed in 2002. At the time it was closed it was 30 days late. I closed the account because they charged extremely high fees and it was crap. At one point this balance was close to $12,000. Between 2002 and now the balance is around $6000. At one point I made 3 regular payments and DM was suppose to re-age the account and make it current. I held up my end and they did not. At that point, Nov. 2008, they told me to make $65.00 payments for 6 months and try and get caught up.