Account Recovery
OCTOBER 11, 2023
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against a pair of healthcare providers, alleging they violated state law in California by sending confidential medical information to a third-party collection agency, which was subsequently publicized as a result of a data breach.
Nexa Collect
JANUARY 14, 2023
The US government has thrown a slew of laws on collection agencies, making bad-debt recovery harder and costlier. There are thousands of collection agencies in the USA, but most are small. The following changes can result in many collection agencies shutting their businesses. . Read: Impact of the GLBA on Collection Agencies.
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Nexa Collect
APRIL 27, 2022
We all agree that healthcare costs in the USA are extremely high. Credit bureaus will soon stop reporting medical debts lower than $500, remove medical line items that have been fully paid, and collection agencies now have to wait for 1 year before medical debts can be reported.
Credit Management Company
JUNE 14, 2022
Debt collection can be a complex process, and consumer rights should always be a top priority. To ensure you understand how important consumer rights are, we’ve put together an overview of consumer rights in debt collection. These rules add a layer of debt collection protection for consumers at a federal level.
Better Credit Blog
APRIL 5, 2022
A collection account will lower your credit score and can generally stay on your credit report for up to seven years. Often, a collection entry will even keep you from getting a mortgage or securing an auto loan, which is why it’s important to do all you can to remove collections from your credit report quickly.
Fico Collections
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
Developed by FICO in partnership with LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Equifax, this innovative credit score utilizes alternative data—data not included in the traditional credit bureau file. The inclusion of this alternative data leads to a more reliable estimate of consumer credit risk and helps score more than 26.5
Troutman Sanders
AUGUST 3, 2020
On July 29, 2020, Senators Chris Van Hollen and Chris Murphy introduced the COVID-19 Medical Debt Collection Relief Act, S.4350, This bill would prevent healthcare providers from taking “extraordinary” collection actions for up to 18 months after the bill becomes law as a means of protecting consumers during the coronavirus pandemic.
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