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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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Hopefully the End of the Debt Itemization Circus? 7th Cir. and CFPB Side with Debt Collector

15 October 2020

Credit Eco to Go: Putting the “Consumer” Back Into Consumer Financial Services

13 October 2020

Wash. State Extends Work from Home Emergency Rule

12 October 2020

Common Bonding Issues for Collection Agencies

12 October 2020

Yes, Debt Collectors Can Still Call Numbers Supplied to Creditors as Part of Underlying Transaction

8 October 2020

Washington, DC Extends its COVID-19 Collection Ban

8 October 2020

Are Your Debt Collection Communications Getting Through and Timed Right?

6 October 2020

Interest Disclosure Cases Haven't Stopped, but Plaintiffs Keep Losing

1 October 2020

In the Nick of Time: NYC DCA Releases Glossary and Translations of Commonly-Used Terms

30 September 2020

Operation Corrupt Collector: Federal and State Regulators Announce Sweeping Law Enforcement Action

29 September 2020

It's Official: Calif. Governor Approves Debt Collection Licensing, Mini-CFPB

29 September 2020

The Slow Demise of Recent Collection Letter Overshadowing Claims

24 September 2020

2nd Cir. Holds FDCPA Defendant’s ‘Bona Fide Error’ Defense Should Go to Jury

22 September 2020

Credit Eco To Go: A State of the ARM Industry Discussion

21 September 2020

NYDFS Bares its Teeth, Files its First Enforcement Action Against Debt Collector

17 September 2020

Pandemic Causes Historic Debt Collection Law Changes [Podcast]

16 September 2020

Credit Eco To Go: The Digitization of Financial Services is Here

15 September 2020

Bona Fide Error Defense Doesn't Always Apply in "Amount of Debt" Cases

14 September 2020

Credit Reporting Issues and False Threats from Debt Collectors—Featured Topics in CFPB's Supervisory Highlights

10 September 2020

CFPB Sues Encore for Issues Related to Collection Litigation and Time-Barred Debts (and the Irony Behind Some of These Claims)

9 September 2020