Jasz
VIP Contributor
When you owe others money, your business is at risk for default. Defaulting on a loan or credit card can easily devastate your credit rating and make you ineligible for future loans or credit cards.
In addition to the damage to your financial reputation, if you default on a loan or credit card, the creditor may take action against you. The creditor may cancel outstanding loans and accounts, or repossess property that is securing the loan. In some cases, creditors will also sue you for money owed that has yet to be paid off.
If you're delinquent on payments, a creditor may sue you in small claims court to collect what it's owed. If the creditor wins its case against you in small claims court (where the amount of damages awarded doesn't exceed $5,000), it can expect to recover 25 percent of its losses — plus attorney fees.
In addition to the damage to your financial reputation, if you default on a loan or credit card, the creditor may take action against you. The creditor may cancel outstanding loans and accounts, or repossess property that is securing the loan. In some cases, creditors will also sue you for money owed that has yet to be paid off.
If you're delinquent on payments, a creditor may sue you in small claims court to collect what it's owed. If the creditor wins its case against you in small claims court (where the amount of damages awarded doesn't exceed $5,000), it can expect to recover 25 percent of its losses — plus attorney fees.