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If you ignore a debt collectionagency, several potential consequences could affect your financial well-being and peace of mind: Persistent Contact : Debt collectionagencies might persist in attempting to contact you through phone calls, letters, and possibly emails. This can be stressful and disruptive.
FDCPA ( Fair Debt Collection Practices Act). The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is a federal law that restricts the behavior of collectionagencies when they are attempting to collect money from individuals. The law does not apply to collecting from businesses. CreditCounselor.
The creditor may either use in-house debt collectors or hires an outside debt collectionagency. This debt collector then will seek out to collect the past-due debt on the creditor’s behalf. This occurs when a debt collectionagency buys out a past-due debt from a creditor at a discounted rate.
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