Collection Agencies Fair Debt Collection Repossession 
Better Credit Blog
APRIL 1, 2022
In lending terms, this is called repossession. Read on to find out how to remove an invalid repossession from your credit report. A repossession could happen in two ways: You could surrender the vehicle voluntarily and retain some control over the process. Either kind of repossession hurts your credit score.
Better Credit Blog
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
Lenders and companies who provide you with paid services will attempt to reach you to collect payment on late accounts for a period of time. After some time, they may turn your debt over to collections. At that point, a collection agency could be hired to assist them with the process. Send a Debt Validation Letter.
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Better Credit Blog
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
Also frustrating, the collections agency has likely been sending letters and calling you regularly. Collections accounts appear on your credit report when you fall behind on payments to a lender or a service provider. Bridgeport Financial is a full-service debt collection agency that was founded in 1994.
Troutman Sanders
AUGUST 3, 2023
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit upheld a trial court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of a debt buyer holding that claim preclusion barred the plaintiff’s claims brought under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA) and Utah’s Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act (UCSPA).
Better Credit Blog
FEBRUARY 4, 2021
DFS is a third-party collections agency with its headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona. The agency can be reached at the following address: 3710 West Greenway Road, Suite 131. DFS primarily collects on healthcare debt, as well as: Commercial debt. These agencies either: Buy your debt at pennies on the dollar.
Better Credit Blog
FEBRUARY 5, 2021
If your lender or service provider isn’t able to collect payment for your debts, they will go into collections. When this happens, a negative entry is added to your credit report , and your debt is turned over to a collections agency. You should also read up on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
Better Credit Blog
OCTOBER 5, 2020
Penn Credit might pop up on your credit report under a few other names, such as: CBE Collections. Penn collection agency. Thankfully, you can get a collection off your report pretty easily. Try out one of the approaches below, and you could be collections-free in a few weeks. Get your debt validated.
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