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• Accredited by Better Business Bureau with BBB A+ rating
• US News and World Reports ranked Pacific Debt as one of “The Best Debt Settlement Companies of 2019”
• 4.8 star rating by BestCompany.com (over 1800 client reviews)
• 5 star rating by TrustPilot based (over 600 verified consumer reviews)
• ConsumerAffairs.com Accredited (over 500 verified reviews with an average rating of 4.5 stars)
• A Top 10 Rated Company by TopTenReviews.com, ConsumersAdvocate.com and Top10debtconsolidation.com

Pacific Debt has helped thousands of Missouri residents reduce their debt. Since 2002, we’ve settled over $200 million in debt for our customers. Contact us today to to speak to a debt specialist for FREE. They will clearly go over all your debt relief options and help you choose the best  option for your financial situation. Our debt settlement program will help you by providing you a dedicated account manager who will always be around to update you and answer your questions regarding settling debts.

Debt Settlement may give you a negative impact on your credit score but after our program is complete you will be able to clean up your credit report.

Missouri Debt Relief Testimonials

• A friend of mine who went through financial trouble referred me and I could not be happier. For months my family has been struggling to make minimum payments on our Credit Cards and Loans. With the plan Erin C helped us get established, we feel such a weight lifted off our shoulders.

  Mark
  High Ridge, Missouri Debt Relief Review
  February 21, 2019
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  Pacific Debt has helped thousands of people reduce their debt. Since 2002, we’ve settled over $200 million in debt for our clients. Contact us today to see how we can help.

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• Rian T was very enlightening. He able to quickly go over everything thoroughly, breaking it down adequately so that I could understand everything as I was at work on the move. All and all very good speaker and knowledgeable employee.

  Jimmy
  St Louis, Missouri Debt Relief Review
  September 11, 2018
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  Pacific Debt has helped thousands of people reduce their debt. Since 2002, we’ve settled over $200 million in debt for our clients. Contact us today to see how you can help you.

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• Nick was pleasant and more than helpful,being able to reassure me on many levels during tge applucation pricess.

  Janice
  Jasper, Missouri Debt Relief Review
  July 5, 2018
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  Pacific Debt has helped thousands of people reduce their debt. Since 2002, we’ve settled over $200 million in debt for our clients. Contact us today to see how you can help you.

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Missouri

Missouri is the gateway to the western frontier and has a lot of fascinating history. Missouri has a diverse but weak economy based on agriculture, manufacturing, mining, and tourism. Missouri is ranked #18 for population and #28 for population density.

As of 2018, over 6.1 million people called Missouri home. Kansas City is the largest city in Missouri.

State of Missouri Income

The median state income is $55,016. As of 2018, the minimum wage is $7.85 per hour. Unfortunately, 18.6% of Missouri children under 18 live in poverty. For residents overall, 14% of all people in Missouri live under the poverty level.

• Median state income: $55,016
• Minimum wage: $7.85/hour
• Children in poverty: 18.6%
• People in poverty: 14%

Is Missouri a Community Property State?

Unfortunately, Missouri not a community property state. Therefore your assets are not seen as equally owned by you and your spouse. Currently, there are only 10 states that are community property states. In the state of Missouri, the judge will decide which assets are shared by you and your spouse, and what the equity is for each.

There are 10 community property states in which the state sees your assets as community property are Louisiana, Arizona, California, Texas, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, and Wisconsin.

Homeowners in the state Missouri

• Homeowner rate: 67.6%
• Median home price: $152,900

Missouri Employment Rate

Missouri has a current unemployment rate of 3.6%. However, the underemployment rate is 7.8%. Underemployment is the percentage of civilian workers who are unemployed, employed part-time or are not seeking employment.

If this is you, we can help. Pacific Debt offers Missouri debt relief solutions tailored to your unique financial situation and budget. Our certified debt counselors help you work up a budget and explain your options.

• Unemployment: 3.6% (2018)
• Underemployment: 7.8% (2017)

Missouri Debt Statistics

Missouri residents carry a lot of debt around. The average credit card debt is $6,491 (2018). The average student loan debt is $25,844. Missouri is in the top 10 states with lowest average mortgage debt. When you add all that debt on top of the cost of homes (rental or owned), versus the median income, it is very easy for Missourians to get into debt.

• Avg credit card debt: $6,491 (2018)
• Avg mortgage debt: $137,723 (2017)
• Avg student loan debt: $25,844 (2017)

Debt Statute of Limitations Missouri

The debt statute of limitations in Missouri clearly lays out maximum time periods that debt collectors can take action against a delinquent debt. These statutes of limitations begin on the date that your debt goes delinquent. A statute of limitations means the time time period a creditor a debt collector has to file a lawsuit for your unpaid debt.

For debts taken out in Missouri, the following are the statutes of limitations for different types of debt.

• Oral agreements: 6 years
• Written contracts: 10 years
• Promissory notes: 3 years
• Credit cards and other revolving loans: 5 years

If you have further questions about the Missouri debt statute of limitations, call our debt specialists for FREE!

Missouri Debt Relief & Debt Consolidation

If you have more debt than you can pay off, Pacific Debt can help you consolidate your debt and learn to live debt free. Since 2002, we’ve settled over $200 million in debt for thousands of customers. We are a nationally top ranked debt relief company located in San Diego.

We will help you work through our proven and comprehensive debt relief program. Your certified debt relief counselor will review all your options. If debt settlement is right for you, we move forward with our debt consolidation program and work to save you money. Pacific Debt can help with most unsecured debt like credit cards, personal loans, medical bills and repossessions.

It is not an easy process and it won’t happen overnight, but you can do it. Pacific Debt will be there every step of the way to help.

Missouri Debt Collection Laws

Missourians are protected against unscrupulous debt collectors or credit card companies harassing you. The federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) prohibits debt collectors from using abusive or harassing bill collection practices.If you are a victim of any of these actions, you may take legal action against them.

Overall, debt collectors in Missouri can NOT:

• Charge more than 10% interest
• Garnish more than 25% of wages
• Use/threaten physical force or criminal tactics to harm you, your property, or your reputation
• Accusing you of committing a crime for not paying the debt
• Make/threaten to make defamatory statements to someone else
• Threaten arrest, to seize assets, or garnish wages, unless actually planning to take such action
• Use obscene or profane language
• Cause you to spend money you wouldn’t otherwise have spent (ie long-distance telephone calls)
• Call you repeatedly or let your phone ring repeatedly
• Call frequently
• Contact your employer, except to verify employment or health insurance status, garnish wages or locate you
• Reveal information about debt to anyone except your spouse or your parents if a minor.
• Publicly publish your name for failing to pay
• Send a postcard or letter with revealing information on the envelope
• Claim to be someone other than a debt collector, including a governmental official
• Use stationary that appears to be from a law firm
• Charge you collection or attorney’s fees unless legally allowable
• Threaten to report you to a credit reporting agency if they have no intention of doing so
• Send a letter claiming to come from a claim, credit, audit, or legal department unless it actually is

Missouri Debt collectors must:

• Disclose caller identification
• May contact your family to locate you
• Must serve you with notice of a lawsuit if suing you

Missouri Bankruptcy Court Information

Bankruptcy is a legal action that can erase most of your debt as well as your credit history. It is not an action to take lightly. If you do, you must follow the following steps in Missouri.

Persons filing for bankruptcy in Missouri must:

• Complete credit counseling within six months before filing for bankruptcy.
• Complete a financial management instructional course after filing bankruptcy.
• Complete a Bankruptcy Act Means Test to determine if you are eligible for a Chapter 7 or 13 bankruptcy
• Itemize current income sources; major financial transactions; monthly living expenses; debts (secured and unsecured); and property (all assets and possessions, not just real estate).
• Collect last 2 years of tax returns, deeds to real estate you own, car titles, and loan documents
• File for bankruptcy
  • • Chapter 7 bankruptcy fee is $306
    • Chapter 13 bankruptcy fee is $281
• Meet with court assigned bankruptcy trustee
• Attend a Meeting of Creditors
• Confirm plan if filing for Chapter 13 bankruptcy

DISCLAIMER: We are not lawyers and are not giving legal advice. Before filing bankruptcy, talk to a lawyer in your state.

Missouri Better Business Bureau

Pacific Debt is an A+ rated business with the BBB. We have been accredited since 2010. We have received 4.87 out of five stars based on 40 customer reviews with the BBB.

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