What is a Consumer Proposal?
Simplifying to one monthly payment and no more calls from creditors – learn more here about how a Consumer Proposal can help you.
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What is a Consumer Proposal?
If you listen to your local radio, or go online, in St. John’s or across Newfoundland and Labrador, you’re sure to have come across an ad for a Consumer Proposal from a Licensed Insolvency Trustee.
A Consumer Proposal is an offer made to your creditors that has to be done through a Licensed Insolvency Trustee (“LIT or Trustee”) and is a formal, legally binding process. Your creditors get to vote on whether they will accept your proposal so the LIT will work with you to put together a reasonable offer. It cannot be for longer than 5 years and, if approved by the creditors, is an interest free amount that can be prepaid in part or in full at any time without penalty.
The Proposal usually consists of monthly payments made directly to the LIT who then distributes those funds to your unsecured creditors on your behalf. You no longer have to pay your credit cards, lines of credit, etc and you are protected from their phone calls and collection attempts (your phone stops ringing from collection agents!).
A Consumer Proposal might be right for you if you’re struggling with your debts and the total of what you owe, not counting mortgages on your principal residence, is less than $250,000. If your total, not counting mortgages on your principal residence, is more than $250,000 talk to the LIT about whether a Division I Proposal or Bankruptcy would be right for you.
It is often possible to keep assets, like your house or your vehicle, during a Consumer Proposal and your LIT will help you understand how this could work.
In case you’re wondering, Licensed Insolvency Trustees are licensed by the Government of Canada through the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy (the “OSB”). The OSB website has a lot more information on Consumer Proposals. Just follow the link below.
If you want to discuss whether a Consumer Proposal can help you with your debt and help you get the fresh start you deserve, give me, Sean Stack, a call at 709-221-5500 or email me at sean@srtack.ca.