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I have a bill from a local college that did not get paid for $244. I had an agreement from my home campus called a consortium agreement. Basically I was enrolled in two school, took two classes at each, with made me a full-time student. I asked financial aid if I needed to pay the host campus when my refund came. My home campus told me that they would pay the host campus, and IF (she said I probably wouldn’t have any funds left) I had anything left I would then be refunded.
Perfect! I received a refund of a little over $1,000. So in my mind, it was paid and done. I never checked the host campus billing statement because I never felt I had the need to.
Fast forward, there was a bill of $244 that was not paid. It was sent to a local CA. Today I spoke with several people to get nowhere with why it wasn’t paid.
The host campus said they could not accept payment since it was with CA now, BUT she said I could ask them to delete it. She said they would ask them and she would put in a good word for me. The CA said they can’t delete, BUT I could dispute it once it was a $0 balance. I need to pay it because I need my transcript, but I want it deleted.
I have not paid it yet because I am not sure if I should do what they said (if it will work) or trying another route.
Any suggestions?
If you assert that you had no delinquent debt based on your prior agreement with the OC, then you are asserting lack of a proper collection.
I would disipute the collection.
If they verify the accuracy, you can inititate legal action.
Whether or not time permits such actions may be a factor, but it appears that you need to challenge the legitimacy of a delinquent debt.
If informal challenges have not worked, then time to amp it up......