yes we are past the hardship that caused this issue. we bought our house in 2001 and had never been late making a payment until this year when the hospital decided we weren't paying enough money toward medical bills for our daughter each month so they garnished my husbands wages. We even were on a payment plan where we made bi-weekly payments to mortgage to pay it off quicker. Of course we didn't participate in
CW's arrangment because it was at least a couple of dollars per draft to do that. Instead we always just sent in half payments every two weeks through our online bill pay.
We have no credit cards, or other personal loans except our car payments. We live by what we can afford, because I stay at home with our daughters. Before my husband graduated college two years ago he worked in the union and our insurance wasn't the best and that is what caused medical bill issues.
I am aware of what the HSA program will do. In December we will have to pay 16.00 a month for 15 years at a 5% interest rate. Which isn't a big deal because as soon as our rebate check comes we are applying that toward it so we won't have it for more then a few months, and I did check with them about pre payoff pen. and there is none.
The biggest issue was that we were on payment plans for the past due amount, and we were paying it when we were suppose to. HSA gave us a call last week and told us that they were redoing our payment arrangment and that we are to start paying our normal payment June 1st. They said do not worry about the payment arrangment, and I called
CW and a CSR said that my account was flagged that I was participating with HSA. Well, when when we did that we broke the arrangment.
Our biggest issue is we have equity in our home and our interest rate is only 6.25% so I am really upset that this lady told me this and then lost our paperwork. Which Stephanie who is in managment at the HSA part of the program said that she is having new papers sent out tomorrow.
My problem is that we have to have the paperwork signed and returned to CT by the 30th of this month which is in 4 days, when we don't even have the paperwork yet.