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Daily Digest – December 2. Collector Accused of Violating Reg F Over Debt Parking; Data Breach at Wash. Collection Agency Impacts 3M Consumers

Account Recovery

Collector Accused of Violating Reg F Over Debt Parking; Data Breach at Wash. Collection Agency Impacts 3M Consumers first appeared on AccountsRecovery.net. Collection Agency Impacts 3M Consumers first appeared on AccountsRecovery.net. The post Daily Digest – December 2.

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Suit Seeks $2M from Agency, Healthcare Provider Over Allegedly Illegal Collection Practices

Account Recovery

A collection agency and a healthcare provider in Oregon are being sued by an individual who is seeking $2 million in punitive damages because the provider has not complied with state and federal laws regarding charity care and financial assistance and violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

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Debt Validation Notice Format Recommended by CFPB

Nexa Collect

By law, all debt collectors are required to provide at least 30 days to the debtor/consumer to dispute the debt, after the consumer receives (or is assumed to receive) the validation information. Most collection agencies will add about additional 2 weeks to account for mailing delays and holidays.

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Short-Staffed? Unable to Recover your AR

Nexa Collect

In such scenarios, it may seem evident that businesses should hire a collection agency, but they often do not. Here are the main reasons for not hiring a collection agency and sending unpaid accounts to them. They are not sure which collection agency to hire. Costs associated with hiring a collection agency.

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Average Recovery Rate of a Collection Agency

Nexa Collect

An average collection agency will recover about 20% of the total debt assigned. Here are the most important factors which decide how much a collection agency will collect for you: 1. They must know how to recover the debt diplomatically instead of forcefully. Age of your debts. Your Industry.

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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 to Remove Collection Accounts from Your Credit Reports

Credit Corp

You can remove collection accounts from your credit report by disputing inaccuracies, asking for goodwill deletions, or requesting a pay for delete agreement. Collection accounts are bad for your credit score. So if you have a debt in collections, your credit score has likely taken a dip.