Debt collection refers to the work done to recover balances from credit accounts that are past due. Most commonly, debt collection specifically references third party debt collectors whose clients include banks, credit card issuers and other credit grantors, debt buyers, governments, and any organization that extends credit or owns an account where a balance is due. Collection methods traditionally include phone calls from call center agents, e-mails, and letters, and increasingly, SMS text. If an account remains in arrears after these efforts, the collection agency may contract with a collection attorney to file suit to recover the debt, if the collection agency is not positioned to do so.
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Executive Change: Lowell Group Appoints Director of External Collections
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Ohio Debt Collection Laws: So Much to Discover
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Debt Collectors Gone Wild? What The Media Doesn't Know
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We Need a Bolder Solution to Consumer Education
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Dept. of Education Slashes Commissions for Private Debt Collection Contractors
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UK Tax Agency Increases Use of Private Debt Collectors
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FBCS Partners with Agility Recovery Services on Disaster Recovery Plan
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New York State Debt Collection Laws: I Love New York
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Executive Change: Stephan Ohlmeyer to Intrum Justitia as Director of Purchased Debt
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