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Report Breaks Down Pros, Cons of IRS’s Private Collection Agency Program

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A nonpartisan public policy institute that is part of Congress has published a report on the Internal Revenue Service’s Private Collection Agency program, detailing its history and sharing the pros and cons of using private companies to collect on debts owed by taxpayers to the federal government.

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Colorado AG Issues Guidance Related to Collection Agencies Working Remotely

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The Colorado Attorney General’s Consumer Credit Unit last week published new guidance related to the enactment of a law governing remote work for licensed lenders while also noting that the guidance originally enacted at the start of the pandemic in 2020 remains in effect for entities not covered by the new law, including collection agencies, (..)

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Processor With Ties to Collection Agencies Drops Challenge to Seized $400k

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A company accused of allegedly laundering money for debt collection firms has relinquished its claim to nearly $400,000 that was seized by government prosecutors who are seeking to crack down on fraud and illegal debt collection activities by companies in Western New York, according to a published report.

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Collection Agency Wins MSJ Against S.C. AG in Anti-Spoofing Lawsuit

Account Recovery

AG in Anti-Spoofing Lawsuit appeared first on AccountsRecovery.net.

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Washington State Appeals Court Upholds Attorney Fee Award in Debt Collection Case

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A state appeals court in Washington has affirmed an attorney’s fee award for the plaintiff in a debt collection case, agreeing with the lower court that counterclaims brought by the defendant, a collection operation, were frivolous.

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Questions to ask a commercial collection agency before hiring

American Profit Recovery

A commercial collection agency is an agency that works to resolve debt between two businesses. Commonly known as B2B debt collections, it’s the process of mediating financial disputes and overdue invoices owed to a commercial client. You will preserve future revenue by hiring the right commercial collection agency.

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How Effective Are Collection Agencies?

Nexa Collect

Collecting outstanding debt isn’t an easy process. Companies will generally try to collect on their outstanding accounts internally before passing their most egregious cases on to an external debt collection agency. Are collection agencies effective enough to warrant their fees? But how wise is this?