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schjones1978
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Santander Settlement Offer

I have a charge off car loan with Santander still in my possession. I receive an email offering me 50% of the amount owed and it will be paid in full. I was thinking that I could sell it to a dealership just to get it off my hands. The thing is, the said they will only except payment from me. If it's a third party they will send the check back. Do you think a dealership would be willing to cut me the check? I had a car loan with them back in 2005. I was late twice. When I traded the car in, the updated my account to paid in full/never late. I don't know if they are still doing that.


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Anonymous
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Re: Santander Settlement Offer

The dealership cannot legally make a check payable to anyone other than the title holder.

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schjones1978
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Re: Santander Settlement Offer

Oh well. Thank you.


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Anonymous
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I'm curious why Santander has allowed you to keep the car. How much is the charge off? Whats the value of the vehicle?

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schjones1978
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Re: Santander Settlement Offer

The charge off is 26, 200. Theyes will settle for 13, 100. The value is roughly 14,900. It's out for repo but that came to pick it up. It's over a year.


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Did they just contact you?  I was contacted by a collection agent for Santander trying to strong arm a settlement out of us since the account is about to come off the credit report.  I can't find any information about the collection company anywhere and I am trying to find gather more info.

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schjones1978
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Re: Santander Settlement Offer

My account was not sent to collections. Santander still owns it. They contacted me via email with a settlement offer. I spoke with them directly.


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Anonymous
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Ok, yeah, now I see. They want the settlement AND the vehicle. If they just allowed you to sell it for the settlement amount they are eating 13K...

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schjones1978
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Re: Santander Settlement Offer

No. They want the settlement or the car. If I pay 13,100 the vehicle is considered paid in full and they send the title per the Santander rep.


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Anonymous
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WoW! Thats certainly generous of them. I'd ask for that in writing...

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