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How to Get Debt Collectors to Stop Calling after Bankruptcy

Sawin & Shea

Fielding constant phone calls from creditors can be unnerving and stressful – and stress can have a cumulative effect on your physical health as well as your emotional well-being. That’s why it can be especially disheartening if creditors keep calling. Who knows how to get debt collectors to stop calling after bankruptcy?

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How To Deal with Debt Collectors When You Can’t Pay

Better Credit Blog

If you are like most people, you have dealt with or are currently dealing with debt collectors. I’ve been preaching about the dangers of debt collectors for years and get countless emails from readers who end up in trouble by answering the phone when a debt collector calls. Talk to Credit Saint.

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What Can a Debt Collector Do in California?

Direct Recovery

Dealing with debt collectors is a frustrating experience for anyone to deal with, regardless of the underlying reasons for the situation. Fortunately, the local laws in California offer a wide range of protections that limit what those agents can do when they contact consumers. Send Letters (But Not Too Many).

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Can Debt Collectors Contact Consumers by Email or Text Message in 2021?

Direct Recovery

However, as you will see shortly, there are quite a few ways that the updated legislation either doesn’t go far enough to ensure protection against predatory collection agents or simply doesn’t include all of the forms of communication available today. The Type of Creditor Still Matters. Defining Types of Communication.

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Commercial Debt Collection for Businesses – 2023 Guide

Direct Recovery

In most cases, some qualifications and credentials will be required to distinguish that you are working with a reputable collection agent. Reasons Businesses Hire Debt Collectors Most businesses that hire commercial debt collectors do so to pursue non-payment of invoices and outstanding balances.

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How Tax Season Affects Debt Collection

Taurus Collect

This provides a much-needed financial resource for people struggling with debt and helps reduce the amount of money owed over time. Secondly, during tax season, many creditors will offer incentives and discounts to encourage individuals to repay their debt.

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Understand and Develop Conversational Intelligence in Debt Collection

PDC Flow

This is a quote from Leslie Bender , Senior Attorney of Health Privacy and Consumer Financial Privacy during her presentation at Collector Live , a yearly event hosted by Mike Gibb of AccountsRecovery.net. He spoke on maintaining a positive professional image–something that can be especially difficult in the collection industry.