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What is Credit Control and How to be a better Debt Collector

Debt Recoveries

By putting in place efficient credit management systems, you can reduce the chance of late or missed payments, which can have a big influence on the financial stability of your company. Please contact us at email@debtrecoveries.com.au or 1300 799 511.

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Common Myths About Using a Collection Agency

Credit Management Company

Companies hire debt collection agencies to collect debts on their behalf. Sometimes, businesses may even sell their debt to collection agencies. In that case, those businesses no longer own the debt you’re paying. Regardless of why the debt collectors pursue the debt, the agency contacts you for a reason.

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How will Hunstein v. Preferred Collection & Mgmt. Impact The Collections Industry?

Credit Management Company

The debt collection company electronically sent the following information to its third-party vendor: The consumer’s name and address. The debt concerned his son’s medical treatment. They ruled that the transmittal of information did not qualify as a communication “in connection with the collection of a[ny] debt.”. Balance owned.

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Who Should Use Commercial Debt (B2B) Collections?

Credit Management Company

Well, consumer collection strategies are closely regulated under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, which serves as a standard for removing abuse and shady practices in the collector’s world. However, the FDCPA does not relate to commercial debt collection.

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The Economic Impacts of the Debt Collection Industry

Credit Management Company

Like any business, debt collectors pay a variety of local, state, and federal taxes based on their profits. According to a survey from ACA International’s Ernst & Young , the federal government collected $852 million in taxes from the industry in 2016. Local, State, and Federal Taxes. Employment and Revenue.

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7th Circuit Says Credit Agencies Need Not Dig Into Debt Ownership

Collection Industry News

In all six cases, federal judges in Chicago either dismissed or entered judgment in favor of the credit agencies, finding that the law did not require them to further investigate after debt collectors including Midland Credit Management told the agencies they owned the debts. The case is Chuluunbat v.

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#heretohelp campaign update

CSA

The January/February 2020 issue of Credit Management includes a feature on how the industry can encourage greater engagement with customers who are in financial difficulties, and looks at the role of the CSA?s so that people in debt receive the holistic advice they need to resolve their wider financial difficulty.