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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CFPB Settles with Encore for $15MM Civil Penalties and $78K Monetary Relief
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In the Nick of Time: NYC DCA Releases Glossary and Translations of Commonly-Used Terms
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The Slow Demise of Recent Collection Letter Overshadowing Claims
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2nd Cir. Holds FDCPA Defendant’s ‘Bona Fide Error’ Defense Should Go to Jury
22 September 2020
Credit Eco To Go: A State of the ARM Industry Discussion
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NYDFS Bares its Teeth, Files its First Enforcement Action Against Debt Collector
17 September 2020
Pandemic Causes Historic Debt Collection Law Changes [Podcast]
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