Automotive Finance Corporation, commonly known as AFC, has been suing more of its customers in Marion County (Indianapolis), Indiana than in previous times. In most of these cases, AFC gets a default judgment, then they begin post-judgment collections.
If AFC takes a judgment against you what can you expect? You can expect that any national financial institution that you have dealings with, if AFC knows about it, AFC will send interrogatories to that institution to find out about your accounts, and will attempt to seize any non-exempt funds from those institutions.
Recently, we have found out that AFC may also try to seize funds owed to you or the dealership from credit card processors such as Square Inc. In addition we have seen AFC go after any money from payment transfer companies such as Zelle (Early Warning Services, LLC). We haven't seen them go after Venmo, but we wouldn't be surprised if they did.
These collection activities are legal. If you want to keep AFC from attempting to seize assets involuntarily, if you qualify you can seek bankruptcy protection. In the alternative, you may be able to negotiate a payment plan or post-judgment settlement with AFC. We can assist you, if you want to do this, please call us at 317-662-4529.
