Better Credit Blog

APRIL 1, 2022

If you fall into hard times, the inability to pay off your credit card bills or student loans can result in your debts being transferred to a debt collection agency. In fact, they are a multifaceted company that can be a part of the debt collection process in the early stages (pre-charge of recovery) or the post-collection stage.

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National Service Bureau

APRIL 6, 2015

Debt collection companies walk a fine line between business efficiency in their primary function (accounts receivable management), while at the same time needing to respect the fact that the debtor is a valuable client to the business for whom they are running collections. Did you know that. Government.

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National Service Bureau

AUGUST 19, 2015

Like any industry, the debt collection and accounts receivable management industries have some bad apples. The latter are obviously people and organizations that you would want to avoid should your business need assistance with collecting on delinquent accounts. Or no legitimate debt buyer?

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Better Credit Blog

AUGUST 31, 2020

Estimates suggest that close to one-third of Americans have debt in collections. Even a single entry from a collections agency can do damage to your credit score for several years. Read on for a quick guide to dealing with the collections agency and getting it deleted from your report. The good news?

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Collection Industry News

JULY 20, 2020

The Education Department is suspending collections on federal student loans and urging private collection agencies to stop pursuing borrowers. Debt collection activities, including legal proceedings, garnishments, repossessions, and debt selling, must be prohibited during the state of emergency.

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Troutman Sanders

JULY 7, 2021

The law does not impact most third-party collection agencies, but it does impact some creditors and debt buyers. On June 30, Maine Governor Janet Mills declined to veto a new law that expands consumer protections against garnishments. For more information, click here. For more information, click here.

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