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martinw

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Post by martinw » Thu Apr 10, 2014 6:51 pm
Just got a letter today from someone who purchased one of my debts, shame they purchased it 1 month after the IVA was finished!

Why would anyone by a debt like this ? I was wondering if it makes the creditors books look better or something

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Post by Foggy » Thu Apr 10, 2014 7:07 pm
The original lenders sell off toxic debt in bundles and the buyer doesn't know the exact composition of what they have bought until the deal has gone through. A bit like buying pallets of returned goods from catalogue clearance companies.

They are paying pence in the pound, so a few duds don't really matter.

For the seller it removes toxic debt from their books which makes their business appear a lot healthier.
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Post by MelanieGiles » Thu Apr 10, 2014 7:19 pm
Don't feel sorry for them Martin - they make a fortune out of most of the other debts, and are therefore very happy to take the rough with the smooth.
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Post by ivamess » Thu Apr 10, 2014 7:19 pm
Hmm. Does that mean that the potential seller raises interest rates to stupid levels so that they can offload the debtor who can only afford minimum payments per month or less?
 
 

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Post by Michael Peoples » Fri Apr 11, 2014 9:00 am
They would keep anyone paying minimum payments as these are highly profitable clients. They only offload the cases that default.
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