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confession of judgment

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A quick definition of confession of judgment:

A confession of judgment is a legal agreement where a person who owes money agrees to let the person they owe money to get a court order against them without warning or a trial if they don't pay. This agreement may also make the person who owes money give up their right to defend themselves in court or have a lawyer. Some people think this kind of agreement is unfair and can be used to take advantage of people who owe money. Some states have made it illegal to use this kind of agreement in contracts.

A more thorough explanation:

A confession of judgment is a legal agreement that allows a creditor to obtain a judgment against a debtor without notice or a hearing if the debtor fails to make a payment. This agreement is usually included in a contract and may require the debtor to waive their right to defend themselves or be represented by an attorney appointed by the creditor.

John borrows $10,000 from a lender and signs a contract that includes a confession of judgment clause. The clause states that if John fails to make a payment, the lender can obtain a judgment against him without notice or a hearing. John misses a payment, and the lender uses the confession of judgment clause to obtain a judgment against him.

In this example, the confession of judgment clause allows the lender to obtain a judgment against John without giving him a chance to defend himself or be represented by an attorney. This can be unfair to John and is why confession of judgment clauses are controversial.

Confessions of judgment are controversial because they can facilitate predatory lending practices and violate due process rights. Some states, such as Indiana, prohibit the use of confession of judgment clauses in contracts. In 2020, the Maryland Court of Appeals held that state law prohibits the use of confession of judgment clauses in consumer transactions. In 2019, New York amended its laws to limit the use of confessions of judgment against out-of-state debtors.

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soapy
9:43
USC still has not looked at my app
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9:43
when did you submit soapy?
soapy
9:44
10/16
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:44
to be fair it took them almost 2 months for me to go under review
soapy
9:44
Feelin a bit stressed, as I've got no date change for Michigan either despite applying 10/7
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:45
I have not had a date change either for Mich but I've seen people get in without one so who knows
I applied 9/25 to like 6 schools and some (Houston) have no date change yet so dw
soapy
9:46
But do people get in without addresses going long?
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:46
it's tough to tell because a lot of people type out their addresses long to begin with
soapy
9:46
Ah. I didn't. Looking back, my Mich supplement kind of sucks, so there's that
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ClassyPleasantHeron
10:01
The "date changes" at Michigan really don't mean anything. We had to do them in undergrad admissions whenever a Georgia applicant picked the country instead of the state, because we'd have to remove the TOEFL requirement and reassign the application from the international application readers.
soapy
10:06
Classy, does that mean they may look at your application, and that look doesn't necessarily trigger any date change?
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10:07
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1a2b3c4d26z
10:07
What a good day to get into law school
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:11
@soapy: I don't know for sure about the law school. For undergrad, once the application is complete, it's assigned to a reader the following Monday. If we had to make any changes, it's because a reader saw something that needed to be changed and the application needed to be re-read after that change.
soapy
10:12
Ahh, got it. Thank you for the insight!
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:14
You're welcome. FWIW, I have no idea what's up with the address changes. We didn't have to do any of that, except for the Georgia state vs country kinds of things.
soapy
10:15
I've heard it theorized that some schools will change the address from "St." --> "Street" as they prepare to send out admissions packets. That's the rumor, anyways.
i think it just indicates a change in status like under review or stages of review
my stanford address went long as soon as it was marked complete lmao
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