Loan sold to CA while current when I filed BK
If the loan was discharged, then you are not responsible for it,
If the loan was discharged, then you are not responsible for it, and the finance company should repo the trailer. You should have signed a reaffirmation agreement. That is the normal procedure for any loans you want to keep paying on. I am confused about what the process you went through is.
Submitted by southernapostolic on Thu, 08/27/2009 - 19:53
Was this a secured loan? Or an unsecured loan to purchase the t
Was this a secured loan? Or an unsecured loan to purchase the trailer. Secured loans are generally not sold to CAs and JDB's. If unsecured and they didnt show up in court, you are free and clear.
Well I assume this was secured by the trailer. I talked to them
Well I assume this was secured by the trailer. I talked to them again today and they said they are the legal firm that handles all the loans for HSBC when they go to BK.
I heard from someone else that they went through the exact same thing with HSBC and this same company. Exact same scenero and that they could continue to make voluntary payments or it would be repoed. They didn't want that and I don't either. They were able to settle for about a third and get it in writing and got the lein release and title.
That is what I will try in time when I get some settlement money saved. Even though it was discharged I am doing a ride thru of sorts. I just didn't know for sure on this but learned more about it yesterday and today.
One more point, I need this trailer for work, that is why I have
One more point, I need this trailer for work, that is why I have continued to pay the 119 a month for this.
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If the trailer was a secured loan, you needed to sign a reaffirmation agreement paper that you are agreeing to pay the loan after your bankruptcy.
Either way it sounds like you need to give your attorney a call and get some advice.
A BK discharge wipes out the underlying debt (ie they cannot try
A BK discharge wipes out the underlying debt (ie they cannot try to coerce payment from you...), but a BK does not avoid liens (... and so they can repossess their collateral).
Generally, as others have said, you should have formally re-affirmed the debt before the BK was discharged. As long as you are still paying, they won't likely repo. But since the debt was not reaffirmed, technically they could repo any time they want to. (Yes, even if you're current, because declaring insolvency or a BK is usually stipulated as a default condition in the terms of the security agreement).
Now that the BK is discharged, you might ask them if you can simply refinance the loan (ie open a new loan to pay off the old one). I've done that with some of my customers before, and it gets rid of a lot of the hassles and headaches in having to try to file reaffirmation papers after the case is closed.