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Write a simple request for payment help
Source: https://freshfinancialsolutions.com/hardship-letter/ — Page updated November 5, 2026. General education; not a professional review date.
Explain what changed and ask your creditor what help is available. You control whether to use the draft and what to share.
Privacy: this builder runs in your browser without submitting or automatically saving your answers. Use general descriptions. Leave out account numbers, Social Security numbers, banking credentials, detailed medical information and identifying information about other people. If identification is required, add only what the creditor needs through its verified secure channel.
Prepare a creditor help request
Your entries stay in this open page. This tool does not save or send them. Closing or reloading clears them. Do not enter Social Security numbers, account numbers, passwords, or other sensitive details. A PDF you choose to save is a separate file on your device.
Draft a neutral request for information about creditor help. Check the creditor’s official contact details before using it. This is not a dispute letter, a legal document, or an agreement to pay. Do not use it to respond to court papers or to acknowledge an old or disputed debt; seek qualified advice first.
No message is sent. If you use the draft, ask how any arrangement affects fees, interest, credit reporting, and collection activity, and request all terms in writing.
General education only. For advice about your situation, speak with a qualified financial, legal, or tax professional.
Make a request you can realistically discuss
Briefly explain the income change or unexpected cost, the payment you think you can manage and how long you may need help. If you do not yet know an amount or end date, say so rather than inventing certainty. The CFPB recommends contacting the card company and explaining these points.
Read every line before using the draft. It is a request for information and possible assistance; it is not an accepted agreement, debt dispute, settlement offer, legal notice or instruction to stop payment. Sending it does not suspend a due date, lawsuit or other deadline.
Use the right channel
Find contact instructions in the official app or on the latest statement. The official hardship directory offers a few verified starting points. Ask whether the creditor needs a particular form or documentation. Keep a copy and a record of the response.
Before accepting help, ask about total costs, interest, fees, credit reporting, account access and what happens when assistance ends. For a debt you dispute, an unfamiliar collector, an old debt, a secured loan or a court matter, get the relevant guidance before using a generic letter. In some states, a written acknowledgment or payment can affect an old debt’s time limit; see the FTC debt collection FAQs.
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