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The Ethical Collection Of Business Debts

Collections Law

At Law Offices of Alan M. Cohen & Associates LLC, our commercial collections attorneys have over five decades of commercial collections experience. Our firm’s attorneys relentlessly and aggressively pursue the collection of debts on behalf of our clients while maintaining the utmost ethical standards to do so.

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How Can a Secured Creditor Repossess Collateral Without Breaching the Peace?

Jimerson Firm

In the event the borrower defaults, usually by failing to make loan payments, a secured creditor has a right to take possession of the collateral. The quickest and cheapest way for a secured creditor to take possession of the collateral is by self-help repossession. 679.609, Fla. What Does it Mean to “Breach the Peace”? 2d at 625 (Fla.

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Collecting on a debt through a real estate attachment

Collections Law

If you are having trouble collecting a commercial debt, you may wonder what you can do to make the debtor pay. The truth is, you have many tools available to you under Massachusetts law. The experienced commercial collections attorneys at the Law Offices of Alan M.

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Personal Guarantees in Commercial Collection: How Helpful Are They?

The McHughes Law Firm

Guarantees can be classified as being either guarantees of payment or guarantees of collection, and the distinction is important to recognize. A guarantee of payment is a far more effective tool , as it allows a creditor to proceed directly against the guarantor without the necessity of taking any action against the primary obligor [debtor].

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Can I collect against a Massachusetts debtor if I’m from out of state?

Collections Law

As an out-of-state creditor, you do have options for collecting a debt from a debtor in Massachusetts. The experienced commercial collections attorneys at the Law Offices of Alan M. The collections attorneys at the Law Offices of Alan M.

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SBA Loans: How to Maximize Recovery by Liquidating Personal Property

Jimerson Firm

Self-Help Repossession: In Florida, a secured creditor may use self-help repossession to take possession of collateral, provided its efforts do not breach the peace. Florida case law provides that a breach of the peace occurs if the secured creditor enters the debtor’s land to repossess the collateral, without the debtor’s consent.

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SBA Loans: How to Maximize Recovery by Liquidating Real Property

Jimerson Firm

The post SBA Loans: How to Maximize Recovery by Liquidating Real Property appeared first on Jimerson Birr Law Firm. draft settlement statement. satisfactory arrangements must have been made for payment of the SBA loan balance that will remain after receipt of the sale proceeds, unless the release is part of a compromise agreement.

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