A collection account is a loan that has been turned over to a third - party
debt collection agency due to negligent payment practices of the borrower.
Not exact matches
It's ideal for first time home buyers or if you've been turned down for a loan, mortgage or secured credit card
due to bankruptcy, bad FICO credit score or a bad rating, or if you are being harassed by a
debt collection agency or
agencies.
Next, Post # 3 discussed how to work into your plan
debts with
collection agencies and any accounts that are past
due or over-limit.
Settlement negotiations are often more successful with
collection agencies because they've often taken on the
debt for just a fraction of the total balance
due.
Beware of
debts that are counted twice: This often happens with
debt that has been sold to a
collection agency, such as a credit card bill that's far past
due.
If the balance has gone significantly pass
due and the
debt has been passed on to a
collection agency which has reported this information to the various credit reports, it can be very difficult to to dispute that type of balance.
When you have an account that's severely past
due, creditors will often sell the
debt to a
collections agency.
The acceptance of the payment will serve as a complete discharge of all monies
due, and the
COLLECTION AGENCY agrees to consider the
debt paid in full and agrees to not take further action to collect on the alleged
debt.
In most cases, the
collection agency has purchased your previously past -
due debt at a reduced rate from the original creditor.
It is not unusual for a consumer to negotiate to reduce a past
due debt owed with a creditor or a
collection agency.
No
collection agency shall collect or attempt to collect any
debt alleged to be
due and owing from a consumer by means of any unfair threat, coercion, or attempt to coerce.
Let us assume you live in Texas, you have not yet filed for bankruptcy, you just got a new job for the first time in three years, you owe a credit union money for an unsecured loan of $ 7,500, you owe over $ 75,000 in credit card
debt, a
collection agency is currently threatening a lawsuit against you, you have student loan payments
due that are incurring interest, and you have back taxes
due.
As more and more people lose their jobs, have their hours reduced, or have to help out family members, payments for all types of
debt are falling further and further behind, prompting companies to contact
collection agencies to get the money that they are
due.
A
collection agency or
debt collector is an entity used by lenders to recover funds that are past
due or accounts that are in default.
You will end up having even more
debt due to the
collection agency fees, and possible legal fees that you will encounter during this mess.
Consequences might include: (1) a constantly increasing
debt burden (as interest accrues and
due to high
collection agency costs), (2) a decreasing credit score (making it difficult to borrow money in the future), and (3) default... which can lead to... (4) garnished wages (up to 15 % of disposable income), (5) withholding of your tax refunds... the list goes on and on.