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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Whitepaper on Debt Collection Released by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors
13 February 2020
Judge Cancels $2.5M Jury Verdict Against Lexington Law, Instead Grants Judgment for the CRO
10 February 2020
House of Representatives Passes New Credit Reporting Legislation
30 January 2020
Idaho Seems Set to Review Legislative Proposal That Would Limit Medical Debt Collection
30 January 2020
He's Back: Cordray Working with California on Mini-CFPB
29 January 2020
New Jersey Bill Proposes Income-Based Repayment for Medical Debt
27 January 2020
Big Week in the 7th Circuit: Settlement Offers, Envelopes, Creditor ID, and More
23 January 2020
6th Cir. Holds Consumer Lacks Standing to Assert ‘Meaningful Involvement’ Claim, Not Every Technical Violation is Redressable
23 January 2020
Collection Oversight Expanding from Coast to Coast: Calif.’s Mini-CFPB and N.Y.’s Debt Collector Licensing
16 January 2020
2020: What’s on the Horizon for the Debt Collection Industry
6 January 2020
Supplemental NPRM for Time-Barred Debts Coming "Very Early in 2020"
19 December 2019
Credit Reporting Issues Highlighted in the FTC's and CFPB's Workshop
12 December 2019
Supreme Court: FDCPA Claims Run from Date of Violation, Not from Date of Discovery
11 December 2019
Coast President, Everett Stagg, Wins Johnny E. Huntsman Entrepreneurial Success Award
11 December 2019
7th Cir. Reverses Dismissal of FDCPA Claim Involving Statement That 1099C Form May Be Filed
10 December 2019
District of Maryland Sanctions Plaintiff and Her Counsel for Abuse of FDCPA and FCRA
9 December 2019
E.D.N.Y. Calls Out Abuse of FDCPA, Confirms 1692g Requirements Don't Apply to Subsequent Letters
5 December 2019
Settlement Reveals How Expensive the TCPA is Compared to Other Consumer Statutes Like the FDCPA
3 December 2019
Debt Collector Accuses Lexington Law of Destroying Evidence in Lawsuit on Credit Dispute Letters
26 November 2019
CFPB Regulatory Agenda Marks Final Debt Collection Rule for 2020...And the Clock is Ticking to Avoid CRA Nullification
25 November 2019