Bad credit back home.
 

Question.

If a person has an outstanding debt back home and moves to the US, can or does it happen that the creditor can sell the debt to a US company to collect the funds ? Inturn messing up your credit score.

Re: Bad credit back home.
 

My good credit score back did not mean diddly squat when I applied for a credit card here but there are a number of people on this site who will be able to help you.

Re: Bad credit back home.
 

My credit score is awful in UK, but over 700 here. I have seen no link between the 2!. They just arent set up here for overseas credit checks..!

Re: Bad credit back home.
 

Sometimes there are advantages to the US centric view of themselves :D

Re: Bad credit back home.
 

Oh i know.. when my Mum visited and had to go to hospital, their computer couldnt accept her having a non-us address!

Re: Bad credit back home.
 

reminds me of the early days of ecommerce on the web, trying to fit in a uk postcode into the space for 5 characters of being forced to select which state you lived in.

Re: Bad credit back home.
 

don't know if you noticed, but in the articles section, select US, and there's a pretty good article explaining the whole thing, might not answer all your questioins, but it's a good bit of info all the same :)