Hello. This is my first time on this website and I find it to be very organized, informative, and the individuals who respond are very helpful and nonjudgmental.
My situation is that I defaulted on two credit cards in 2009 while I was in school. A Washington Mutual (Chase) card and a Capitol One card. The Chase card had a $2500 balance and the Capitol One card had a $1335balance. I had to live on these cards just to survive and I was working intermittently, mostly part time seasonal jobs. Needlessly to say I also had to take out student loans to pay for tuition, books, and living expenses.