There are a number of good reasons in favor of having and using a credit card. Still, we all know the possible adverse results in the unchecked use of “plastics” or credit cards, such as this one:
THERE’S a credit-card horror story that’s become some sort of an urban legend: A television personality, after losing his job in a top network, resorts to using his plastic money. By the time he finds employment in the rival network, he has wracked up P58,000 in credit card bills. But he figures he’s not yet ready to pay in full, so he pays just the minimum amount due. Yet after five years, he is shocked to realize that his credit card debt had ballooned more than 10 times to P700,000.
Perhaps you’ve heard, or, most probably, experienced certain “innovative” strategies used by credit card companies and their collection agencies in “persuading” you to pay (they are, of course, entitled to payment). With the rising complaints against these strategies, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) issued a set of rules and regulations governing the credit card operations of banks and affiliate credit card companies.
As a rule, banks, subsidiary/affiliate credit card companies, collection agencies, counsels and other agents may resort to all reasonable and legally permissible means to collect amounts due them under the credit card agreement. However, in the exercise of their rights and performance of duties, they must observe good faith and reasonable conduct and refrain from engaging in unscrupulous or untoward acts. Without limiting the general application of the foregoing, the following are considered unfair collection practices
a) the use or threat of violence or other criminal means to harm the physical person, reputation, or property of any person.
b) the use of obscenities, insults, or profane language which amount to a criminal act or offense under applicable laws.
c) disclosure of the names of credit cardholders who allegedly refuse to pay debts, with certain exceptions.
d) threat to take any action that cannot legally be taken.
e) communicating or threat to communicate to any person credit information which is known to be false, including failure to communicate that a debt is being disputed.
f) any false representation or deceptive means to collect or attempt to collect any debt or to obtain information concerning a cardholder.
g) making contact at unreasonable/inconvenient times or hours which shall be defined as contact before 6:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m., unless the account is past due for more than sixty (60) days or the cardholder has given express permission or said times are the only reasonable or convenient opportunities for contact.
(Full text of BSP Circular 454, series of 2004. Related article and discussions at Atty-at-Work.)
Hello! Like many of you, hindi ako nakapagbayad sa eastwest, 2014 pa yun sad to say. I went abroad and plan ko sya talaga bayaran, ipadala sa friend ko at sya magbayad sa bank. Pero nahirapan akong makahanap ng work kasi nagtourist lang ako. May nahanap ako pero ambaba ng sahod ko hanggang sa nawala na sa isip ko. Last year march nasa dubai ako may tumawag daw sa brgy captain namin saying may pending estafa case ako sa NCRPO. Pero nung nagpunta lawyer father ko at police station to coordinate bigla nalang di sumagot tawag. Then just yesterday, someone called naman taga DILG naman and nagbigay certain name ng atty. at number na need ko daw tawagan kasi may case ako naka-file sa
Banko sentral. At married name ko na ang ginamit knowing i just got married 2016. Now im in doubt kung collection company ba ito or scam? Ganyan ba maningil mga debt collector, hindi masabi ng diretso na sinisingil ka? Need your opinions…thank you
hi guys may nag email sakin ito yung email nila
BAGUIO BRANCH
›108 Baguio Health Department Compound T-Alonzo St Baguio City
( (074) 422-4632
(074) 424-4233
(02) 542-8347
(074) 442-0096
(074) 619-3278
09166926728
09189081638
09328901267
09065679849
09394650242
09999000779
09065679956
09328709010
PAMPANGA BRANCH
›# 138 2nd Floor OHG Building, B Mendoza,
Brgy. Sto. Rosario,
San Fernando, Pampanga
( (045) 435-3044
(045) 435-3045 09279508483
09284600095
09983892425
09065533173
09226835390
09438596257
CEBU BRANCH
›2nd Floor Room 5B, Advent Business Center, Acacia St., Camputhaw Lahug, Cebu City, 6000 ( (032) 231-4760
(032) 231-4761
(032) 253-0313
(032) 254-2256
telefax 032-238-6774
09395173895
09333031115
09176438890
09285949491
09152713906
09222856608
June 5, 2017
RE: Maybank Final Demand
Dear Sir / Madam
We are now under strict instruction by our client, Maybank., to resort to all legal means available to effect collection of your overdue and unpaid credit card under card number VISA CARD 4575910000126752 which as of June 5, 2017, amounts to Twenty-Three Thousand Nine Hundred Eight Pesos & 18/100 (Php 23,908.18) inclusive of interest and other charges.
For your consideration and guidance, the repeated demands you received for the settlement of your overdue obligation have been unreasonably disregarded; hence, we have finally decided to file on court.
Be it noted that, in the event the complaint is filed, the court, on the basis of our prayer in the complaint, may issue a writ of preliminary attachment and order the court sheriff to preliminarily, levy, attach or seize your real and/or personal properties. Parenthetically, we may likewise garnish your salaries and/or bank deposits not to mention the legal consequences of the expected favorable court decision; and, should it become final and executory, the levy, attachment, seizure and/or garnishment, may become permanent. Moreover we will include your name in the blacklist of Credit Management Associate of the Philippines and Bankers Associate of the Philippines, which will prevent you from securing loans or credit lines from banking institutions.
Should you wish to settle, pay immediately and call (02) 636-7958; (02) 667-3484; (02) 631-0479; (02) 636-4597; 09985824715; 09985824716; 09178104158; 09178104261 and look for our collection officer: Mr./Ms. DARYL FRIAS. However, if we did not hear from you three (3) days from receipt of this letter, we shall be, much to our regret, constrained to file in court the necessary legal actions against you without further notice to protect the interest of our client.
We trust that you shall give this matter your utmost preferential attention
Very Truly Yours,
mypysign clear Sincerely,
Atty. Michael Yancy P. Yngson, CPA, LLM