og MS said:
you can settle on a loan.... I just had a client that owed $8100 on a car... they settled out for $4100
.. no doubt.. I should have been more specific.. I've worked with two different clients that were defaulted car notes/repos and we had incredible settlement authority..
No settlements on student loans BUT sometimes if you have a lump sum you can get them to knock off the penalties and interest.. a lot of times the collection agency doesnt get paid on that part of the debt anyway.
Also- child support ... I've never known anyone thats gotten CS placed on their credit report.. does it happen often..? anyone know how far in arears you have to be before they'll do that..?