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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FTC to Examine New Technology in Debt Collection

11 March 2011

California Association of Collectors Accepts the Resignation of President Jerry Greenblatt

11 March 2011

Executive Change: Jim Morris Named VP of Collections at Leib Solutions

11 March 2011

Allied International Credit named one of the World's Top Training Organizations for 5th Consecutive Year

11 March 2011

Coface Collections' C.A.R.E. Program Posts 400 percent Revenue Growth

10 March 2011

Intrum Justitia Publishes its Annual Report 2010

10 March 2011

Complaints About Debt Collectors Soar in 2010: FTC

9 March 2011

ACA International Launches Essential Debt Collector Training Series

8 March 2011

Executive Changes: Premiere Credit Appoints Feroze Waheed as CFO and Robert Pruim as HR Director

8 March 2011

AskDoctorDebt.Com Provides Helpful Answers to Consumer Debt Collection Questions

7 March 2011

Gila Group Brings on Hope Credit Union

4 March 2011

Helpful Debt Collection Resources For Illinois Consumers

4 March 2011

Executive Change: Erik Oyno Withdraws from CEO Position at Aktiv Kapital

3 March 2011

Drafting an Effective Cease Communication Policy is Important for Debt Collectors

2 March 2011

ARM Companies NorthStar Technologies and M&P Announce Merger

2 March 2011

Collector Group to State AG: Debt Collection is Not a Scam

1 March 2011

Canadian Debt - American Collection Agencies and Their Clients Are About to Learn a Hard Lesson

1 March 2011

Atradius Collections' International Debt Collections Handbook Reveals Country Differences in Statute of Limitations

1 March 2011

Newspaper Takes On FDCPA Plaintiff Attorneys and their Practices

28 February 2011

CBE Group Receives Business of the Year Award

28 February 2011