Of course.
Collection agencies can't add charges. Fees and interest charged to your account are per the terms of your contract with the creditor.
Can a collection agency file charges for a bad check
Yes, unfortunately a collection agency can charge interest and other fees when they obtain a debt.
In some situations interest and accompanying collection fees can be assessed.
No.
Yes, Collection agency can do that. But contact a good collection agency like Guardian Credit Services, they know will how to deal with customers to get money
Yes. And there can be, depending on what state you live in, criminal misdemeanor charges.
No it is a violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
If the original creditor charged interest then the collection agency will continue to accrue interest at either your states legal rate or whatever you agreed to in the original contract until the debt is either paid or sold to another collection agency or placed with an attorneys firm for legal litigation.
Not without a court order.
You will still owe the money, plus interest and lots of collection charges. A collection agency will hound you for payment and you will have a hard time getting another credit card or any kind of loan.
Yes.