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Dealing with debtcollectors is a frustrating experience for anyone to deal with, regardless of the underlying reasons for the situation. Fortunately, the local laws in California offer a wide range of protections that limit what those agents can do when they contact consumers. Send Letters (But Not Too Many).
The right debtcollection agency can act as your own personal accounts receivable department tasked with tracing down delinquent accounts, contacting debtors, negotiating payments, filing for judgments, and collecting payments. However, there are certain lines that a reputable collection agency should not cross.
Experience of DebtCollection. Most DebtCollectionAgents are well versed in the ways that debtors will try and attempt to evade payment. No win no fee debtcollection can come with its own perils. Overly aggressive debtcollectors should never be an option.
In most cases, some qualifications and credentials will be required to distinguish that you are working with a reputable collectionagent. Reasons Businesses Hire DebtCollectors Most businesses that hire commercial debtcollectors do so to pursue non-payment of invoices and outstanding balances.
Debtcollection 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. 5: Improper contact or sharing of information.
This is the federal law that protects consumers from being harassed by debtcollectors. As we’ve mentioned before, the law applies only to consumer debt, not businesses. The law also only applies to outside debtcollectors, not companies who are owed the money for product or services they provided.
Cash flow and business debtcollectors have always played an important part in the profitable running of a business, but never more so than now. We are getting a number of calls from clients asking whether they should be using business debtcollectors to pursue debtors on their behalf, in the current climate.
It’s important to remember that while this may give you temporary relief from your debts, it doesn’t actually get rid of them – unless you use the entire amount to pay off the full balance owed. Otherwise, as soon as the refund is gone so will be any hope for debtcollection.
As a commercial debtcollection expert with years of experience, I understand the rage you feel when you think about the money you’re owed and the length of time you’ve been waiting for payment – not to mention the deceptive, unethical, illegal moves your debtor has made along the way. Wait a minute.
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