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I need help!!! I want to call creditors but don't know where to start!

Date: Mon, 12/08/2008 - 14:21

Submitted by anonymous
on Mon, 12/08/2008 - 14:21

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I have a few credit cards that are maxed out and the interest and over the limit fees are literally taking over. I make a payment and it literally disappears. It's as if I never paid anything. I gave up on my Chase card and now my minimum payment is $1010!!! And I've only missed 4 payments of $60!!! And my balance is $8000. Is this insane or what? I know that I should be paying this so I am not looking fo sympathy but I called once to see if they could work with me and they said I owed them this money and they wouldn't waive a thing. TRUE... I do owe them, but this is so outrageous that the largest payment I can make at a time doesn't do a thing. I have looked into filing chapter 7 and I REALLY don't want to do that at all but this debt is eating me alive. My question is... what can I say or how do I go about telling the creditors that I can't pay unless they get rid of some of the fees??? Is there a trick to it?

Thanks so much for any responses! I really do appreciate it!

Heather


IMO, I would just keep making the minimum payments.My CCs are the same, all the payments seem to just go to interest and I am not getting any where BUT then I also had to let a few cards go awhile back and let me tell you I wished I hadn't! I ruined my perfect credit that now will take FOREVER to rebuild,and yes CC will add on fees of all sorts and missing a payment will cause your account to default % rate. Upon signing/accepting the contract of the credit card we all agreed to the fees and such so they have every right to add on fees.I let 5 cards go 3 years ago because I had no choice, and have been sued for 2 and I paid and now being sued for a 3rd and am fighting but it is a PAIN!! I spent months and years with CA calling nonstop and being harrassing and all I can say is whether you think you are getting some place or not in your payments, if at all possible keep paying! Trust me!! If I could go back I would had FOUND a way to pay my cards! There is a high % of CAs suing too right now due to economy so do not ever think you would not be sued.I mean I thought they won't touch little me I had small cards one $400, one $900, and one $800 and the other 2 same and sued so far on 3 and the first 2 I paid A LOT! Not worth the stress.Maybe try to get a loan to consolidate with a much lower interest rate?Otherwise just keep paying.This is all coming from someone who has been there and done that and is just my honest opinion....


lrhall41

Submitted by on Mon, 12/08/2008 - 20:45

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Thanks for your reply. I guess I am leaning more towards filing for bankruptcy because I can barley pay the minimum. I owe $3600 to one card and to get out of the hole... it'll cost me $1000. That's 4 months of missed payments of $60 and the rest are over the limit fees, interest, and late fees. It just doesn't seem manageable.


lrhall41

Submitted by on Wed, 12/10/2008 - 11:58

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