IN Demember of 2009,I was falling behind on my JC Penney account ,at the time I had a balance of $660.00 ,I was consatntly receiving calls from Jcpenney collections department,(GE CREDIT) I wrote to them via the internet explaining my situation ,THe rep I spoke to was from their outsourcing department in India.
She advised I would be put on a hardship plan for $30 dolalrs a month I would no longer have a Jc Penney account but all fees late fees would be deducted and I could reapply once account was current.
It did not work out this way at all,my balance is now over $850,they have taken payments of 5o for 3 months at a time,35 dollars for 3 months at a time,most recent 53 dollars . I questioned what happened to the hardship and was advised I can start making minimum paymnts once I pay 53 dollars a month for the next 3 months!!!
I have made the payments of 53 dollars for May ,June,I received a letter from a collection agency In Texas stating if I do not pay 860 dollasr within 30 days judement will be filed against me.
GE is such a rich comapny,yet they are ripping me and others off ,this is ripoff PERSONIFIED******If I put all the payments together I have paid them well over 300 dollars or more.
What they are doing is giving money to the collection agency and than they are still putting individuals in colllections.
My home is in litigation for foreclsoure and I want some credit for all the money that was given to them.I will get all the cancelled checks and proceed legally if necessary.
It is very unfair what GE has done to me this is an outrageous ripoff and Scam orchestrated by a very rich comapny!!!!!!
Once again my thanks to ripoff report and Ed Magedson a truly great consumer advocate,who gives consumers the opportunity to expose what goes on with these rich corrupt companies.
mericafy
United States of America#2General Comment
Wed, March 09, 2011
Stop abusing credit. Pay yer bills. It's all your fault.
Susan
This City,#3Consumer Comment
Thu, July 15, 2010
How is it JC Penney's fault that you didnt pay your GE credit card? Did the Penny's clerk hold a gun to your head forcing you to open the card AND charge $660 on it? Your complaint is with GE Credit and yourself for yourself charging.
You have been claiming hardship since December and not paying for the stuff you bought. Hardship on credit cards is you can pay X amount in good faith but, there is only so much time and if you dont make up all back payments in a certain amount of time, the intrests hits. No wonder everything costs so much for people who do pay their bills.
Your home is in forclosure, if you are homeless and the GE card is payed off would you be happy?