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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Los Angeles City Council Urges Mayor to Prohibit Collections During COVID-19 Pandemic
30 April 2020
Letter Format/Overshadowing Claims Continue to Fall Flat in E.D.N.Y.
30 April 2020
Senators Warren and Schatz Question Credit Bureaus About Their Compliance with CARES Act Requirements
30 April 2020
Rhode Island Exempts Stimulus Checks from Seizure by Creditors and Debt Collectors
29 April 2020
NYC Introduces COVID-19 Relief Package: Tenants Get Relief from Evictions and Paying Late Rent
29 April 2020
Moral of the Story: Web Payment Portals Need Time-Barred Debt Disclosures if Applicable
28 April 2020
Who is the TCPA’s “Called Party” Anyway?: Collector Not Liable For Calls Forwarded to Plaintiff it Never Dialed
28 April 2020
Minnesota Extends Guidance Allowing Collectors to Temporarily Work from Home
27 April 2020
Washington State Enacts Legislation Targeting Consumer Debt Purchasers
27 April 2020
RICO Claim Update: Navient Beats the Lohman Law Firm Again–Court Determines Crime/Fraud Exception Permits Disclosure
27 April 2020
Receivables Industry Leaders Share COVID-19 Strategies, Successes, and Lessons Learned
23 April 2020
Do You Have Insurance Coverage For Business Losses Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic?
22 April 2020
ACA International Files Lawsuit Against Mass. AG Over Collection Ban
21 April 2020
Roundup of New Pandemic-Related Debt Collection Guidance From the Past Week (WI, IL, WA, OH)
16 April 2020
Three Key Challenges to Collecting Pre-Charge Off Debt
16 April 2020
Consumer Groups Call for Cancellation of Federal Student Loan Debt as Part of Pandemic Relief
14 April 2020
Navigating the Crisis: What ARM Agencies Must Do to Stay on Course and Compliant
13 April 2020
Trap for the Unwary: Express Consent under the TCPA May not be Consent under the FDCPA
13 April 2020
If Consumer Doesn't Dispute, Creditor Can Also Assume Debt is Valid, Says M.D. Florida (Citing 11th Cir. Case that Already Disposed of the Issue)
9 April 2020
Ugly TCPA Conspiracy Case—Filed by Navient Against a Plaintiff's Attorney—Cleansed a Bit by Dismissing Counterclaims
9 April 2020