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Saturday, August 2, 2014

By Annabelle Holman


If you're hit with too much debt, you should look into filing a consumer proposal. Creditors will come to a specific agreement with you to create a consumer proposal Toronto so that you can partially pay your total unsecured debt. The licensed bankruptcy trustee legally file this for you and thus prevent debt collectors from hounding you for money you don't have.

Once you file a consumer proposal, you'll be required to pay a certain portion of your debt balance. This is an agreed upon amount that your creditors allow, and the rest of your debts will be forgiven. This is also mentally helpful, as you'll be able to release a lot of the burden your once large debt pushed down on you.

You have a maximum repayment period up to 5 years for the partial payment. Another good thing about the proposal is that once it is filed, debt collectors will stop calling, there won't be any more interest accumulating on the debts, and wage garnishments will stop immediately. Also, your assets and home are safe as well, seeing as this is different from bankruptcy.

Surplus income is not an issue or concern when it comes to these proposals, just like bankruptcy. Additionally, the assets and home you will be able to keep will also never be surrendered temporarily to your creditor during the period of payment. Regardless of whether you income increases or decreases within the 5 years, the portion of debt agreed to will never change either.

The credit score drop you get from proposals like this is a lot better than what you'd get with bankruptcy. Bankruptcy will provide you with a R9 rating, while consumer proposals provide a R7 one. Keep in mind that an R9 rating is the lowest rank you can obtain, causing a lot of damage on your credit score.

The problem with bankruptcy is that you won't be paying any portion of your total debts, and thus your creditors also receive nothing. It is much more beneficial to your creditors if you both agree to a specific amount of the debt you can afford. This way, they will receive at least some money back.

As mentioned, your home and other financial assets aren't a concern in consumer proposals. As long as your debt total is within five thousand dollars to two hundred fifty thousand dollars, you are considered appropriate to take this alternative. People who have stable jobs and can pay smaller regular payments, those who can't afford the full debt and interest amounts, people who don't want to file for bankruptcy to avoid surplus income payments, or those who can't get debt consolidation loans are all eligible for consumer proposals.

There still are some limitations to consumer proposals. You won't be able to pick which debts you want to pay, since your creditors will decide the dispersal. You also won't be able to avoid alimony or spousal support, some student loans, or home mortgage and car loan obligations. Your creditor will give you further detailed information on what qualifies and what doesn't in consumer proposals.




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