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The importance of Debt Collections and Debt Collectors

CICM

In this blog, we will look at what Debt Collections is and why it is so important. What is Debt? Debt is money owed to another. This debt could be unpaid bills or invoices for goods and services, repayment of a financial service or money loan, or overdue sums for a range of obligations such as fines, taxes and rent.

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District Court Expands on Pantoja, Finds Collection Letter on Stale Debt to Violate FDCPA for Failure to Include Revival Warning

Consumer Financial Services Law

2017) regarding revival warnings in collections letters on time-barred debt. Midland Credit Management, Inc. The ruling resulted in summary judgment as to liability for a certified class of plaintiffs due to a collection agency failing to include a warning that payment could revive the statute of limitations on time barred debt.

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CSA Apprenticeship case study: Lowell Level 3 Compliance Risk Officer

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Credit Services Association (CSA) member company Lowell is one of Europe?s s largest credit management companies with a mission to ?make make credit work better for all? debt collectors? Phoebe Backhouse, Risk Analyst at Lowell and former CSA Level 3 Compliance Risk Officer apprentice, says: ?In

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4 Ways To Remove Collections From Your Credit Report

Better Credit Blog

Don’t go into too many details, but let the debt collector know if you’re trying to buy a house but can’t because of the negative information on your credit report. Then kindly ask the debt collector to remove collections from your credit report out of goodwill. Ability Recovery Services.

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Possible Changes to Debt Collection Laws After the Change in Administration

Credit Management Company

A new Presidential administration means possible changes to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Earlier this month, Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA-43)—the Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee— sent a letter to President-elect Biden urging him and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to make several changes.