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FCRA Claim for “Misleading” Double-Reporting of Debt by Original Creditor and Collection Agency Survives Motion to Dismiss

Troutman Sanders

The credit union then assigned the debt to a third-party collection agency. Following the assignment, the collection agency opened its own tradeline for the debt, while the credit union also continued to report the debt.

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How Effective Are Collection Agencies?

Nexa Collect

Companies will generally try to collect on their outstanding accounts internally before passing their most egregious cases on to an external debt collection agency. Are collection agencies effective enough to warrant their fees? Collection agencies are experts in debt recovery. But how wise is this?

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How Effective Are Collection Agencies?

Nexa Collect

Companies will generally try to collect on their outstanding accounts internally before passing their most egregious cases on to an external debt collection agency. Are collection agencies effective enough to warrant their fees? Collection agencies are experts in debt recovery. But how wise is this?

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What Happens if you Ignore a Debt Collection Agency

Nexa Collect

If you ignore a debt collection agency, several potential consequences could affect your financial well-being and peace of mind: Persistent Contact : Debt collection agencies might persist in attempting to contact you through phone calls, letters, and possibly emails. This can be stressful and disruptive.

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Hiring the right collection agency has its advantages

American Profit Recovery

In the not too distant past, a business that hired a collection agency was doing so as a last resort. They had customers that were not paying, they called, sent letters, and decided that the only thing they could do was to get rid of that customer and send them to collections. That is and should not be the case today.

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Class-Action Complaint Accuses Collector of Violating FDCPA By Not Explicitly Detailing to Where Disputes Should be Sent

Account Recovery

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against a collection agency for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by having multiple addresses on a collection letter it sent and not explicitly communicating to which address disputes or requests for original creditor information should be sent.

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Judge Denies MTD in FCRA Case Over Double-Reported Debt

Account Recovery

A District Court judge in Utah has denied a defendant’s motion to dismiss in a Fair Credit Reporting Act case, ruling that it did not conduct a reasonable investigation after the plaintiff disputed the debt because both the defendant — the original creditor — and a collection agency were reporting the debt to the credit […] (..)