My credit report says that my debt is Charged off. So I don’t owe it, or do I?
Federal law requires that creditors mark installment loans as a “Charge Off” after 120 days of being past due.
Credit cards, also known as revolving credit accounts must be charged-off after 180 days.
The sole reason for declaring a debt a Charge Off is to give the creditor a tax exemption on the debt.
The charge-off, does NOT mean that you do not owe the debt.
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