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Many timeshare owners could think about stopping paying their timeshares, especially those who are tired of paying expensive fees.
This decision could be a huge mistake because the resort can affect your credit score by sending you to a collection agency.
Read this article to learn how to deal with timeshare collection agencies.
Sick of paying timeshare fees every year, most timeshare owners decide to stop paying their timeshare ownership.
But there are several consequences when an owner decides to stop making payments; one of them is that the resort will sell your debt to a collection agency.
Also read: What happens if I stop paying my timeshare?
What is a Collection Agency?
A collection agency is a company that pursues payment of debts owed by individuals or businesses.
Agencies operate as agents of creditors and collect debts for a commission.
If you stopped making payments, it is probably that pretty soon you will be contacted by a collection agency, such as Concord Servicing Corporation, Resort Recovery Solutions, Monterrey Financial Services or Textron Financial Corporation.
How Agencies Operate
These collection agencies will go on your credit reports, and they will probably sue you.
Besides, they may report you to the IRS (Internal Revenue Service), making your future financial investments very difficult.
When a collection agency gets your debt, it is very likely that it will include expenses like interest and fees, making your debt bigger and ultimately reporting you as past due.
Normally, it takes about a month to appear on your report, but it takes around 7 years to clean it off.
First and foremost, the collection agency will try to contact you in every way possible in order to collect your debt.
Agencies can be very aggressive in their tactics; when this happens, they only get paid if they are able to collect.
Also read: Timeshare Debt Collections? Can The Resort Affect My Credit Score?
What Are my Rights?
Being in a collection agency can be terrible, but the good news is that even you owe money, you still have rights.
There is a law that debt collectors have to follow: the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).
Debt collectors may not discuss your debt with anyone other than you, your spouse or your attorney.
They can only call you between 8:00 am and 9:00 p.m.
They can’t call you at work if you tell them that you are not allowed to receive calls there.
And most importantly, they are prohibited from using deceptive or abusive practices.
How to Deal With Timeshare Collection Agencies
You must follow these tips
1.Educate yourself about your rights: As mentioned before, even if you are in collections, you have rights. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has publications to educate consumers under the FDCPA.
2. Get a lawyer: If you get a notification of a lawsuit, it is important to hire an attorney to help you get out of this situation.
The only effective way to avoid being sent to collections or get free of a collection agency is by canceling your timeshare contract.
Once you cancel your timeshare contract, it only takes around 90 days to get your credit score clean.
If you are a victim of timeshare fraud or have been sent to a collection agency, contact Mexican Timeshare Solutions.
MTS is a company with professionals specializing in canceling timeshare contracts and over 18 years of experience.
We can set you free of your financial obligations.
This is the benefit of working with an experienced and reliable firm.
Don’t hesitate; contact us today and avoid the stress of being sent to collections.
To receive more information about how to deal with timeshare collection agencies and how to cancel a timeshare, send a WhatsApp to +52 333 239 6589, fill out the form in the contact section, or call us at +1 714 277 3662.
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I contacted you guys months ago regarding being scammed by Krystal Cancun. I never received any response. I was told this would be an investment now to later find out. I have to pay more money for advertisement with the broker. Now they plan to send me to collections for a scam,
Nosotros hemos pasado ya por 2 agencias de cancelacion de tiempo compartido y no nos resolvieron nada, nos dijeron que si era posible la cancelacion pero hasta la fecha nada ha pasado, no sabemos como cancelar nuestra membresia de verdad necesitamos ayuda ya que estamos muy desesperados, no podemos seguir cubriendo ese gasto, ayuda por favor.
Hola. Soy titular de un tiempo Vacacional que estoy a punto de terminar de pagar. Estoy seguro que fui estafado y estoy considerando iniciar una demanda. No entiendo cómo hasta el dia de hoy no se ha hecho un amparo generalizado para erradicar este delito.
Espero poder coordinar una acción para hacer valer mis derechos.
Espero respuesta
Saludos.
Saludos. José Luis Garramuño
Me resulta muy complicado como seguir manejando mi tiempo compartido , no puedo seguir pagandolo , pero lo que me molesta mas es que no puedo nisiquiera usarlo , de un tiempo para aca me lueven llamadas de este tipo de agencias, ya me es muy molesto esto , de verdad ocupo la forma de salir de este asunto.
i visited vallarta,cancun, mazatlan , and many others, sometimes salespeople tried to approached me and try to sell me something, a friend of mine one time felt on that trap and at the end of the timeshare presentation , the salespeople force him to buy something,i just ignored him , you should do the same !
even if this agencies start to procced this wont gonna change anything, trust me , the better option is to cancel the timeshare, But here is the problem, those resorts people are totally experts on the scam and fraud field, so is not gonna be an easy task , also if you are thinking to acquire a timeshare pls dont do it, i had a very bad experience that cost me a lot of money to get out, be careful
me tienen cansada, no se en que momento deje que pasara el tiempo y llegara a esto, me arrepiento muchisimo, pero tampoco puedo seguir pagando algo que no quiero, me gustaria poder cancelar o hacer algo al respecto, pueden ayudarme?
when i already was in the big problem, i started searching info.. that i'm sure, i wouldn't be in that situation right now
is there a way you guys could help me to stop them??? i will appreciate it!! i'm getting crazy
lo mejor seria no llegar al punto en que procedan con agencias de cobranzas, es mas, lo ideal seria nisiquiera adquirir tiempos compartidos
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