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Should I never do business with old creditors?

Anonymous
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Should I never do business with old creditors?

Good evening, I stopped paying on all debts 7 years ago and almost all have dropped from my report and all are outside statute of limitations. No bankruptcy and I fought some in court and won and no judgments were ever entered.  I will not go into the reasons why. I have since rebuilt my credit and am in the mid 700s with 3 credit card trade lines on my name and 4-5 as an authorized user on my parents. All balances are at 0, I have absolutely no debt of any kind and live a debt free life.  

 

All open trade lines in my name are with banks I never had a relationship with. My question concerns ever having a future business relationship with banks whose debts are now out of statute.  I am familiar with the right of setoff and will never have a bank account with these entities given their ability to simply seize anything without warning.

 

However, what will happen if I ever apply for a credit card or a mortgage with said bank? Say to get rewards for opening an account, a lot of banks sponsor airline cards, etc. Am I blacklisted  for the rest of my life from a card or mortgage with these entities? Simply avoiding these banks is possible but I am curious given that a lot of banks are involved: citi, Bank of America, chase, wells fargo(Wachovia), HSBC, pnc, discover, 

 

I have thus been doing business with Amex and capital one and some regional banks. Have I severed my relationship with the previous entities for life?

 

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Anonymous
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Re: Should I never do business with old creditors?

I am guessing no one knows. Any personal experiences?

Gunnar419
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Re: Should I never do business with old creditors?

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Couple of points. I am not a lawyer, but the right of setoff isn't as open ended as you might think. It's more complicated than that and probably does not apply to those old debts. If you have any doubts, ask a lawyer.

 

http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/setoff.html

 

Also, banks vary greatly in their policies toward customers who previously burned them. Some (Amex, I believe is one) have long, long memories and will blacklist you nearly forever. Others (CapOne, for example) are very forgiving and you can do business with them again in just a few years. I don't know the policies of the banks you mentioned having burned, but if you want to know the policies of any specific bank you might want to do business with again, ask and someone here will know.

UncleB
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Re: Should I never do business with old creditors?

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@Gunnar419 wrote:

Couple of points. I am not a lawyer, but the right of setoff isn't as open ended as you might think. It's more complicated than that and probably does not apply to those old debts. If you have any doubts, ask a lawyer.

 

http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/setoff.html

 

Also, banks vary greatly in their policies toward customers who previously burned them. Some (Amex, I believe is one) have long, long memories and will blacklist you nearly forever. Others (CapOne, for example) are very forgiving and you can do business with them again in just a few years. I don't know the policies of the banks you mentioned having burned, but if you want to know the policies of any specific bank you might want to do business with again, ask and someone here will know.


^^^ This exactly.

 

@Anonymous, it will be a bit YMMV (as many things credit are) but generally speaking Barclays will be a no-go if you have burned them, and as @Gunnar419 mentioned many others have long memories as well.  Notably, Amex and Chase are said to 'never forget', although you might be able to be approved with them again at some point.

 

Other banks are more forgiving; Capital One in particular is known to give second (and third...) chances.

 

@RobertEG  might be able to help with your setoff question, but in my own limited experience setoff-related issues generally come up with regard to deposit accounts and banks you owe money.  If you're just looking to get a credit account with a bank you burned in the past I don't think it's an issue, and due to the time that has passed it might not even be an issue with deposit accounts.  Of course as Gunnar mentions, always check with a lawyer to get definitive answers specific to your situation.