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Car loan charge off: Can it be repossessed?

Submitted by on Sun, 10/18/2009 - 12:33
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I received a letter from my car loan company that stated the following: "we will charge off your entire balance and report our action to the appropriate credit bureaus. We will not release your title until you pay all you owe."


Technically, any time an account is defaulted, they will be able to repossess the vehicle.

Before repo, they usually weight their options. Like soaplady said, how much can they expect to resell the car for? Sometimes it costs more to repo than it sells for, in which case they end up losing even more money. So it is relatively common for a creditor to chargeoff the account and "hold the title" without ever repossessing it. In that case, if you ever want to sell or trade in the car, you'll have to pay them off to get your title back.

If you can pay it, I would say to call them and tell them you can pay it in two weeks. That way they'll at least note your account, and it wouldn't make sense for them to repo while knowing you are going to pay it off (they've waited this long ... what's another two weeks?)


Submitted by DebtCruncher on Tue, 10/20/2009 - 06:20

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