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Can a creditor collect without a judgment?

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Plain and simply yes a creditor can collect without a judgment as this is the whole reason that you were granted the credit from them in the first place because you made an agreement between the creditor and yourself that they would lend you so much on the agreement by you that you would pay back a minimum ammount each week or month or whatever you and the creditor agreed upon and so when you fail to pay as per agreement then the creditor has to apply for a judgment against you and depending on which kind of judgment is granted to them they may either be given the right to cease the property back if it is a car or an item and then theyre allowed tosell that in order to get their money back which you have failed to pay or they may be permitted to acquire your property and hold onto it until the debt owed by you is paid in full in which case it then will be returned to you and not before so the answer to your question is yes the creditor may collect your agreed payments but no they cannot cease the goods back without a court judgment being filed against you and granted in their favour.

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