Can a Creditor Levy My Bank Account?

Have funds been taken from you bank account by one of your creditors?

If you get behind on your payments to your creditors, they can legally seize funds from your bank account!  Are you behind on any debts such as:

• Credit Cards
• Pay Day Loans
• Personal Loans
• Car Reposessions
• Medical Bills
  

If you are behind on your payments, don’t worry quite yet.  A creditor can take a number of steps to collect, but they cannot contact your bank and take money out of your account without a WRIT OF GARNISHMENT OR LEVY.

A creditor can attempt to collect an unpaid, unsecured debt with:

• Phone calls (stop the collection calls –> CLICK HERE)
• Letters
• Summons to be awarded a DEFAULT JUDGMENT

Even if you get behind a month or so on a credit card bill, your creditor cannot go to your bank to request funds without first going through a series of legal attempts to collect.

Having said that, a creditor/collector is PROHIBITED from violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). If you feel that you are being harassed by creditors, take some time to LEARN ABOUT YOUR RIGHTS.

If a credior has been awarded a judgment concerning the debt you owe, then they can go after your bank funds!

There are ways to stop a bank levy or to recover funds taken or frozen due to a writ of garnishment or levy having been presented to your bank. We can help.  Give us a call or click the link below for a free consultation!