The FAST Act also allows
private debt collection agencies to recover unpaid tax debt, which critics warn may open the door to abuse.
The legitimate
private debt collection agencies will only attempt to collect IRS back taxes in specific cases, basically, where the IRS has already tried, but failed, to collect the money that they want.
Not exact matches
A
collection agency, whether through the US government or
private lender, won't usually settle a defaulted student loan
debt if it's less than the amount that the lender is likely to receive over the life of the original loan — so negotiation is essential during settlement talks.
Rarely do they disclose
private information unless compelled by the law or where they have to use a
debt collection agency to recover their money.
Debt validation for third - party
collection agency private student loan accounts is a common approach.
Private student loan
debt settlement options are available, however it is more efficient to first challenge the legal authority of a
collection agency's right to collect on a
debt prior to just settling, similar to if you were to get a speeding ticket, often consumers hire an attorney to fight the ticket and get it dismissed.
Even if your IRS tax
debt satisfies the conditions listed above, you may still not have your
debt outsourced to the
private collection agencies, because there are a set of additional circumstances that that the IRS will refuse to outsource
collection activities for, including:
The criminalization of
private debt happens when judges, at the request of
collection agencies, issue arrest warrants for people who failed to appear in court to deal with unpaid civil
debt judgments.