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How to Cultivate Better Relationships with Debtors

Credit Management Company

When individuals or businesses fall behind in payments, the situation often results in frustration and a breakdown in communication for both the debtor and the creditor. Building positive relationships, or at least productive ones, goes beyond the baseline step of following the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).

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How Debt Collectors Work

Taurus Collect

Understanding the raison d’être of debt collectors can demystify their actions and help you approach situations with them in a more empowered way. At this juncture, the creditor may turn the account over to an internal collections department or an external debt collection agency.

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What Is a Debt Collector and Why Are They Contacting Me?

Taurus Collect

The legal framework governing their actions varies from country to country, with rules specifying how and when they can contact debtors, what they can say, and the measures they can take to collect the owed amount. In the UK, debt collection companies operate under strict regulations set forth by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

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How Do I Send Debt to Collections?

Nexa Collect

While it’s smart to initially attempt collection on your own, there’s only so much work you should do. Trying to collect a bad debt is draining on your time and your resources. Eventually, it makes sense to pass the task on to a professional debt collection company. Contact Us.

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Collection Letter Showing a Zero Balance for Interest and Fees Did Not Violate the FDCPA

Troutman Sanders

The Middle District of Pennsylvania recently held that including line items for interest and fees in a debt collection letter when no interest or fees are sought does not violate the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (“FDCPA”). ACS”), seeking to collect a consumer debt. In Reyes v.

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3rd Circuit Ruling On Bar Codes Has Implications For Debt Collectors

Collection Industry News

Preferred Collections and Management Services, Inc. , The court concluded that because an internal reference number embedded in a bar code is “a piece of information capable of identifying [Morales] as a debtor,” its disclosure was a concrete harm. The case now heads back to the District Court to continue the litigation.

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What Debt Collectors Can and Cannot Do in Indiana

Sawin & Shea

Businesses or individuals who collect debts on behalf of others are known as debt collectors. The majority of debt collectors work for reputable collection companies. Doctors, hospitals, shops, mail-order businesses, and occasionally banks and loan firms all use collection agencies. Unfairness.