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This program is intended for debtors who do not have
employers that can be placed under a payroll order which would
include debtors with fixed incomes such as social security or
disability and self-employed debtors. Other debtors with
special needs may qualify on a case-by-case basis.
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Requests to participate should be initiated by the
bank account owner completing and returning to the Trustee the
“Authorization Agreement for Preauthorized Payments” designating
that bank and account which will be debited.
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The designated bank account will be debited one time
per month either on the 10th of each month for an amount
representing the debtor’s current monthly payment or the 20th
of each month for an amount representing the debtor’s current
monthly payment. The debtor selects which draft date works
best. Should the 10th or 20th fall on a
weekend or bank holiday, the account will be debited on the first
business day thereafter.
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The debtor will be removed from this program if the
Trustee is notified of any insufficient funds debit. Should
that happen, the debtor would not be allowed to re-enter this
program except upon written request with special circumstances
existing.
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In order to enter the program the debtor must also
authorize the Trustee to initiate credits to the bank account, which
will be used solely to adjust any entry made in error to the
debtor’s bank account.
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The completed “Authorization
Agreement for Preauthorized Payments” must be returned to Jack
W. Gooding, Chapter 13 Standing Trustee, ATTN: Automatic Bank
Draft Program, Post Office Box 8202, Little Rock, AR
72221-8202.
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The Trustee reserves the right to deny this privilege
to any debtor.
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The debtor has the right to terminate the automatic
bank draft at any time upon written request made in such time and
manner as to afford the trustee reasonable opportunity to terminate
the draft.
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The trustee reserves the right to amend these rules at
any time without notice to those who are currently participating.
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Upon receipt of a completed Authorization Agreement,
the Trustee will determine whether the debtor qualifies for the
program. If the Authorization Agreement is received and
approved by the 1st day of the month, the draft will
commence that month. For all Authorization Agreements received
in such time that the draft cannot occur that month, the debtor will
be responsible for making his/her monthly payment and the bank draft
will commence the following month on the 10th or the 20th
as the debtor has selected. |