Better Credit Blog

APRIL 1, 2022

Whatever you’re dealing with, late payments, collections, charge-offs, or foreclosures, the following techniques can clean up your credit quickly. Write a letter to the original creditor or collection agency and ask them to remove the negative entry from your credit history as an act of goodwill.

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Credit Corp

JUNE 14, 2023

Keep in mind that a creditor writing off your unpaid debt as a loss doesn’t mean you don’t owe the debt. Your creditor may sell your charged-off debt to a collection agency for pennies on the dollar. The collection agency may then attempt to collect the debt anew.

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FDCPA Defense

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Finally, the notice must contain “a statement that, upon the consumer's written request within the thirty-day period, the debt collector will provide the consumer with the name and address of the original creditor, if different from the current creditor.” 1692g(a)(5). at § 1692g(a)(4), (5). at § 1692g(b). Pollard , 766 F.3d

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Troutman Sanders

MAY 17, 2021

Our bank and loan servicing clients also face novel challenges affecting their industry due to COVID-19, particularly the ever-changing rules and regulations concerning evictions and foreclosures. 248, which limits a collection agency’s ability to collect on medical debt. For more information, click here.

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