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Professional Life of a Debt Collector

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The professional life of a debt collector involves communicating with individuals and businesses to collect payments on overdue bills, loans, or other financial obligations. Communication Skills : Debt collectors need excellent communication skills to effectively convey information and negotiate with debtors.

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Daily Digest – May 4. Hunstein-Related Class Actions Continue Piling Up; Cordray Back in Federal Government

Account Recovery

HUNSTEIN-RELATED CLASS ACTIONS CONTINUE PILING UP The number of 1692c(b) lawsuits alleging that a debt collector communicated information with a third party in violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act continues to explode in the weeks following the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals’s ruling in Hunstein v.

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Recommendations for Debt Collectors Working from Home

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As per my knowledge, there are no clear guidelines from the government for a debt collector who wants to work from home. You should discuss these points with the compliance superior of your collection agency. In the United States, for example, debt collectors must adhere to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).

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Government is Making Debt Recovery a lot Harder

Nexa Collect

The US government has thrown a slew of laws on collection agencies, making bad-debt recovery harder and costlier. Our government’s intention behind these laws is not wrong, but the ground reality is different. . There are thousands of collection agencies in the USA, but most are small. New Regulations.

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HMRC ‘sorry’ for Terminally ill Pensioner’s Debt Collectors threat

UK debt collections

A pensioner who is terminally ill has been threatened with debt collectors by HMRC , after he didn’t receive confirmation that he had paid the correct tax bill. HMRC has been accused of threatening a terminally ill 92 year old man with debt collectors. ” “This has caused huge distress.”

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Can Debt Collectors Access My Credit Report?

Direct Recovery

Believe it or not, debt collectors can actually pull your credit report, and they don’t even need your permission to do so. Even if you work to keep up with your credit report, you might be surprised to find sudden changes that debt collectors might encounter, or even cause themselves. That is not exactly the case.

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Dealing with Debt Collectors

Debt Free Colorado

In this article we will answer the question: What can debt collectors do to you? Does Colorado Law Protect Me From Debt Collectors? When collecting a debt from you, collection agencies must adhere to federal and state rules. What is the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)?