What Will Happen? - Failure to Pay Off Credit Card Debt

By Veronica Carrillo

Creating credit card debt is 10 times easier than paying off the outstanding balance. You just need a few seconds to swipe your card but you may need a few years to pay off your total debt. Although failure to pay the debt cannot land a cardholder in prison, there are a number of financial consequences a person has to face. Let's take a closer look on the negative effects.

First, if you're receiving credit card offers in your email inbox, you should probably stay away from these. Email offers are often known as phishing scams, and when you click on these offers and enter personal information, you could be putting yourself in danger for identity theft. This could also usher in a host of computer problems, and could open the gate for computer viruses that can be hard to get rid of, so just delete these messages if you see them.

As you keep ignoring your credit card debt continuously, be prepared to receive non stop debt collection calls. The banks or the card providers usually send reminder letters from time to time to remind you. At the same time, they will take action to prevent you from using your card.

Renters renting apartment are at a higher risk. 99 Percent land owners do a credit check to determine whether you are going to be a high risk renter or not. This is huge as so many people now are facing foreclosure or have already been foreclosed upon. Where are these people going to live? So this is a huge consideration when you look at your overall credit report.

If your creditors choose to sue you, you will be required to go to the court. If you fail to solve the situation and lose the case, you will be sued for bankruptcy. Sometimes, you may be awarded a judgment where your wages will be garnished to pay off your debt.

Employers for the most part in the financial world pull out your credit report and these employers want to ensure that you know how to handle your own finance before they are ever going to let their customer finances which makes complete sense.

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