Dealing with Payment Deferrals
Welcome to our Hoyes Michalos Debt Free Digest where we round up personal finance topics from around the web to help you live, and remain, debt free.
We want to help you deal with the stress of paying back deferred bill payments. Learn about deferral repayment options and how to transition smoothly with your financial and emotional well-being in these ever-changing times.
Managing Deferred Payments When They Come Due
What are the expectations for borrowers once deferred payments start up again?
In this post, we explain your options for paying back deferred loan payments and share free tools to help you get started on repayment. We also discuss how deferrals may impact your credit report.
Good Reads From Around the Web
You should know that the CERB is taxable income. You will have to report these payments on your 2020 tax return. For many, this will be a hidden deferral payment to catch up on. This post by Motley Fool Canada can help you plan for saving this year to pay your future taxes.
While most lenders have setup special reporting with credit bureaus to avoid deferrals appearing as missed payments, there have still been some cases of incorrect reporting. This post shows you how to check your official credit report for free with Equifax and TransUnion to ensure that it’s accurate.
We realize that dealing with deferral repayment and pandemic budgeting, while social distancing can all take a toll on your emotional health. To help you stay motivated, we share this post by Susan Whitbourne at Psychology Today who explains how change can be a good thing if you approach it with proven tips.
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Beware the Payday Loan Modification Trap
Recently, one payday lender sent out a loan modification agreement offering deferrals to borrowers in arrears, including some of our clients. If you have filed a consumer proposal or bankruptcy for payday loans, you can ignore these emails. Those debts are included in your filing; you don’t have to pay them at all. If a payday lender offers you a deferral, we explain just how costly these types of deferrals are and why to avoid them.
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