Collection Companies Creditors Garnishment Original Creditor 
Better Credit Blog
APRIL 3, 2022
Portfolio Recovery buys multiple accounts with old debt from companies that have given up and “charged off” the accounts. In other words, when the original creditor has been unsuccessful in collecting on a debt, it will write off the debt as a loss. How Portfolio Recovery Associates Works. This is called a charge-off.
Better Credit Blog
APRIL 1, 2022
If you’re unable to pay your original creditor, your debt may pass to a debt recovery agency, earning a collection letter and possibly a stain on your credit report. CCS is a debt purchasing company, and most likely purchased the debt. This means that you’re not dealing with the initial creditor.
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