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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TCPA Case Law Review for August 2016
29 September 2016
Sergei Lemberg Shares His Tips and Strategies With Creditors at Compliance Symposium
28 September 2016
8th Circuit: Debt Collector May Call Third Party More Than Once Without Violating FDCPA
28 September 2016
IRS Announces New Private Debt Collection Program, Four Collection Agency Contracts
27 September 2016
New HFMA Study Examines Rise of Self-Pay
27 September 2016
Harvest Strategy Group Execs to Speak at National Credit Union Collections Conference
26 September 2016
ACI Completes Buildout of Corporate Offices, Adds Capacity to Support Growth
21 September 2016
California Amends Requirements for Debt Collectors Responding to Consumer Claims of Identity Theft
21 September 2016
Podcast: Should Debt Collectors Email Consumers?
20 September 2016
Is the Wait for the ED Contract Almost Over?
19 September 2016
Ontario Systems Recognizes Radius Global Solutions Leadership with Second Annual Pinnacle Awards
15 September 2016
5th Circuit Rules Against Collector For Not Making Disclosures in Time-Barred Debt Case
14 September 2016
Keeping up with State Licensing and Enforcement Activity is Becoming a Full-Time Job For Collection Agencies
13 September 2016
Stellar Recovery Secures Milestone Victory in TCPA Case
12 September 2016
CBE Leaders Highlight TRMA Speaker Schedule
9 September 2016
U.S. District Court Judge Dismisses Collection Litigation Suit Against Bank of America
8 September 2016
FDCPA Case Law Review for August 2016, a Busy Month
8 September 2016
Phillips & Cohen Associates Announces Asia Pacific Expansion
8 September 2016
DC Circuit Rejects FDCPA ‘Meaningful Involvement’ and Related State-Law Claims
7 September 2016
4th Cir. Holds Time-Barred Proof of Claim Does Not Violate FDCPA
7 September 2016