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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. IS THE CONSUMER ON A PAYMENT PLAN?

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6 Tips for Debt Settlement before you go Legal

Debt Recoveries

Don’t wait to take action on a debt. The longer a debt remains unpaid the less likely you are to collect. Don’t wait until after your debtor has breached their promise to pay. Call your debtors a few days prior to the due date and confirm they have received your invoice or letter of demand and that they have your bank details.

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Debt Settlement Offer Without Interest Notice Upheld as Lawful

Collection Industry News

Settlement offer didn’t note interest would accrue. Debtor wouldn’t reasonably be misled. A debt collector’s offer to settle an outstanding debt didn’t need to inform the consumer that their balance could increase due to interest and fees, because it didn’t make the letter misleading under federal law, the Second Circuit said Friday.

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Decoding Over-Indebtedness in Europe: Managing Procedures with a Unified Tech Solution

Qualco

Over-indebtedness refers to situations where debtors face difficulties meeting financial obligations due to immediate payment challenges or chronic issues like insolvency, where debts outweigh assets. The primary criterion for eli gibility is that individuals must have debts to at least two different creditors.

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Decoding Over-Indebtedness in Southern Europe: Managing Procedures with a Unified Tech Solution

Qualco

Over-indebtedness refers to situations where debtors face difficulties meeting financial obligations due to immediate payment challenges or chronic issues like insolvency, where debts outweigh assets. The primary criterion for eli gibility is that individuals must have debts to at least two different creditors.

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Ethical Considerations in Debt Collection Practices: Insights from New York Attorneys

FFGN COLLECT NY

Validate the Debt Before the actual debt collection begins, the most critical element of debt collection is to first validate the debt. You must confirm that the debtor owes your client the money; otherwise, it could have serious legal implications. Do not use aggressive language or threaten the debtor.

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What is Commercial Debt?

Debt RR

Getting sued for commercial debt via a civil litigation lawsuit can be detrimental to your business. A common and effective debt collection tactic, this type of lawsuit usually goes after commercial debtors to collect on commercial debt, the money you owe in addition to interest, as well as potential court and attorney fees.