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Mar 18, What is a debt collector?

Debt Collection Answers

Under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practice Act, a debt collector generally is a person or a company that regularly collects debts owed to others, usually when those debts are past-due. Debt collectors include collection agencies or lawyers who collect debts as part of their business.

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How Debt Collectors Work

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One notable concept within this framework is the “debt collector no win no fee” structure. This contingency-based approach means that some debt collection companies do not charge the creditor unless they are successful in recovering the delinquent funds.

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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. False Statements.

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Why It’s Important to Set Aside and Save Your Collection Letters

Sawin & Shea

Federal law limits debt collection efforts and makes it clear that creditors are breaking the law under certain circumstances. Creditors are governed by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Many collection companies, however, skirt these rules and do not comply.

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The Limits On Direct And Vicarious Liability Under The FDCPA

FDCPA Defense

Debt buyers are being sued based on the conduct of their agencies and law firms. Lawyers and agency owners are being sued based on the conduct of their clients and their collectors. 2000) (“[T]he debt collection company answers for its employees' violations of the statute. See, e.g., White v. Goodman , 200 F.3d

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Debt Collector Is Target Of Civil Lawsuits, Federal Probe

Collection Industry News

Miller, 48, denies any wrongdoing in his debt collection practices, claiming he has been unfairly targeted by lawyers, prosecutors and federal agents. He said he is getting out of debt collections because of what he considers government harassment.