When
a debt collection agency purchases debt from the original creditors (credit card companies and banks), often these debts are sold with inaccurate records, missing documentation and even falsified records.
Not exact matches
That may not sound like a position of power, but remember: the
collection agency purchased your
debt.
This is because
collection agencies purchase your
debt for pennies on the dollar, assuming they'll be able to collect at least part of the
debt.
Collections agencies are organizations which
purchase debt from lenders on the penny after it has been determined that the person probably won't pay back their
debt.
Additionally, the amount you legally owe on the
debt doesn't change just because a
collections agency purchased the
debt for less than it is worth.
The
collection agency purchases bad
debt for pennies on the dollar, literally pennies on the dollar (as low as 0.2 cents in some instances).
Zombie
debt involves
collection agencies purchasing debts for pennies on the dollar that original creditors have long since written off as bad
debt.
Encore and PRA, like many
debt collection agencies,
purchases delinquent
debts and charged off accounts for pennies on the dollar.
Even if it is your
debt do you really owe the
collection agency who
purchased the bad
debt?
Remember the
collection agencies purchased the
debt for pennies on the dollar so anything you offer over that amount is all profit.
In most cases, the
collection agency has
purchased your previously past - due
debt at a reduced rate from the original creditor.
Junk
debt buyers and
collection agencies will
purchase old, often outdated
debts for pennies on the dollar and come after you for payment of these old
debts.
When banks, credit card companies, and other creditors are unable to collect on an unpaid loan or
purchase, they may hire a
collection agency to collect on their behalf, or they may sell those
debts to companies like PRA, LLC.
Collections agencies purchase delinquent
debts you may have from other parties.
The benefit to the
collection agency of a
debt settlement is that it's booked a profit on the
debt it
purchased from your original creditor.
A negative account such as a charge - off can appear on your credit report twice, once with the original creditor reporting the charge - off and once with the current
collection agency that
purchased the
debt.