Charge off loan, still want intrest
Posted 19 November 2012 - 09:07 PM
Please let us know if this is legal and if we need to consult a lawyer. Thank you.
Posted 20 November 2012 - 12:07 AM
Bottom line, you owe the interest.
Posted 20 November 2012 - 08:06 AM
In 2010 I filed for chapter 13 which later converted to chapter 7 (resident of California). I had a car loan with my Credit Union which I reaffirmed/continued to pay
Which is it, reaffirmed or continued to pay? They are two completely different concepts. Reaffirmation generally has to be approved by the bankruptcy trustee. Continue to pay is not necessarily reaffirmation. The two might have different consequences.
My understanding is that if the loan was charged off, the credit union cannot charge you for interest.
Have no idea where you got that "understanding" but it's wrong.
All my payment receipts for the last 2 years show that all of the money we paid each month went to principal only, no interest is shown on any of the receipts
You mean you actually got a receipt back from the lender that had "principal only" written on it?
If interest was due, why wouldn't the break down be shown on the receipt(ex: $300.00 payment, $30.00 interest and $270.00 principal)?
Because it's not required that it be shown.
Apparently you erroneously believed that all of your payments were being applied to fully amortize the loan. Should be easy enough to figure out with the following amortization calculator. Put in the amount you owed after your bankruptcy when you first started to continue to make payments, put in the interest rate, put in the amount you paid per month, and the number of payments in a year. That'll give you a schedule of how the principal and interest should have been allocated and the balance you would owe today.
My understanding is that when a credit union "charges off" a loan, they are covered by insurance for the "loss", and therefore would not ask for interest.
Yeah, that's also wrong.
Bottom line, you don't need a lawyer, you just need to pay the balance due.
Besides, a lawyer would cost you a lot more than what's owed.
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