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A Strategic Approach to Debt Settlement Campaigns for Tax Season

PDC Flow

Debt settlement campaigns are initiatives where debt collection agencies offer a discount to consumers to boost collection on old or unresponsive accounts. Tax season is the best time to consider a debt settlement campaign within your debt collection agency.

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How Often Do Debt Collection Agencies Take You To Court? 5 Things to Know

Taurus Collect

Thus, debt collection agencies are commonly utilised to ensure that funds due back to businesses don’t go unpaid. But how often do debt collection agencies take their clients’ customers to court? But did you know that these agencies often try to resolve your debt before resorting to legal action?

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There are 7,060 collections agencies in the U.S.—here’s what to do you if your credit card debt is sent to one

Collection Industry News

Collections agencies buy your unpaid credit card debt from your card issuer when your balance lingers too long — but that doesn’t mean it goes away. When a collections representative from your credit card issuer calls you, it’s usually because you haven’t made at least the minimum payment for at least 30 days.

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Does Debt Relief Hurt Your Credit?

Credit Corp

Debt relief won’t hurt your credit alone. Debt relief and debt settlement options don’t hurt your credit score on their own. These programs aim to help reduce your debt and if that debt is revolving credit, it can reduce your credit utilization and improve your credit.

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How To Respond When Your Debt Is Sent To Collections?

Taurus Collect

Ultimately, they can also hire a debt collection agency to pursue the money you owe to them. Read on to understand how to respond when your debt is sent to collections. You may panic upon learning that there is a debt collection agency after you to retrieve the amount you owe to your creditors.

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How to Plan for Your Best Tax Refund Debt Collection Season

PDC Flow

For many consumers, a tax return is the perfect opportunity to take control of outstanding debts. That’s why tax refund season is one of the busiest times of the year for debt collection agencies. Does your agency take advantage of tax refund season to boost revenue and close more accounts?

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Decoding Over-Indebtedness in Europe: Managing Procedures with a Unified Tech Solution

Qualco

Greece: Out of Court Workout process Legal Provisions in Greece such as the " Katseli Law" aim to protect debtors' primary residences from foreclosure and eviction due to over-indebtedness , by provid ing avenues for debt relief while allowing debtors to keep their homes.