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Utilizing ex parte attachments for Massachusetts commercial debt collection

Collections Law

When a debtor is delinquent, one of the biggest concerns for creditors is that the debtor doesn’t have enough money to pay what they owe. Securing an ex parte attachment to obtain pre-judgment security as part of a collections lawsuit can help to alleviate these concerns. At Law Offices of Alan M. What is an ex parte attachment?

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How Can a Secured Creditor Repossess Collateral Without Breaching the Peace?

Jimerson Firm

In the event the borrower defaults, usually by failing to make loan payments, a secured creditor has a right to take possession of the collateral. The quickest and cheapest way for a secured creditor to take possession of the collateral is by self-help repossession. Barnett Bank of Pensacola , 397 So. 679.609, Fla.

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Utilizing ex parte attachments for Massachusetts commercial debt collection

Collections Law

When a debtor is delinquent, one of the biggest concerns for creditors is that the debtor doesn’t have enough money to pay what they owe. Securing an ex parte attachment to obtain pre-judgment security as part of a collections lawsuit can help to alleviate these concerns. At Law Offices of Alan M. What is an ex parte attachment?

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Know your options: Basic debt collection tools

Collections Law

Aggressive and Relentless Collection Tactics Legal tactics that can result in payment can include: Bank attachments. A trustee attachment is a legal tactic allowing a creditor to freeze monies in non-exempt bank accounts. This allows a creditor to put a lien on the debtor’s property and equipment.

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SBA Loans: How to Maximize Recovery by Liquidating Personal Property

Jimerson Firm

Self-Help Repossession: In Florida, a secured creditor may use self-help repossession to take possession of collateral, provided its efforts do not breach the peace. Florida case law provides that a breach of the peace occurs if the secured creditor enters the debtor’s land to repossess the collateral, without the debtor’s consent.

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A Comprehensive Overview of How Commercial Debt Collection Agencies Work

Debt RR

What Do Commercial Debt Collection Agencies Do? Debt collection agencies are organizations that attempt to collect debt on behalf of other businesses. A commercial debt collector works exclusively with B2B creditors that need to collect past due payments from other businesses.

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How Our Business Collection Attorneys Domesticate and Enforce Foreign Judgments Against Debtors

Collections Law

The Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act, which the Commonwealth of Massachusetts formally adopted in April 2019, enhances the ability of a judgment creditor to domesticate their judgment and thus collect their outstanding accounts receivable. Turn to Experienced Commercial Litigation Collections Lawyers in Massachusetts.

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