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A 3rd party debt collector can't say that unless they are one. Otherwise they are providing false and misleading information and can be sued for substantial amounts of money. But there are many 3rd party debt collector "Attorney Offices" and if that is the case Yes they can.
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Can a lawyer turn over an unpaid bill to a collection agency?
Yes, a lawyer may choose to turn over an unpaid bill to a collection agency as a means to recover the debt. However, they must comply with applicable laws and regulations governing debt collection practices.
Can debt collection agencies sue in North Carolina?
This is a misnomer. When an account is sent to debt collections, the collection agency does not typically own it. They are simply acting on the part of the lender or creditor. When judgment is sought on a bad debt, it is the lender who is suing. They are perhaps doing so through the collection agency and the lawyer they have under contract, but it is not the collection agency who is suing.
A collection agency has been calling me over a home phone bill that is from 1995 under 200.00 what can they do?
get a lawyer? or pay the bill.
What is collection agency?
A Commercial Collection Agency is and agency that collects debt on behalf of their clients, same as a consumer collection agency, but a commercial collection agency collects business to business.
If you pay a collection agency does the collection come off of your credit report?
Yes you tell the collection agency you will pay ONLY if they can give you a letter that say they will delete the item from your report it's call pay for deletion
How can you find out if collection lawyer purchased your debt?
You usually will be served a collection notice from that lawyer.
Debt collection in the UK for Dubai bank is this possible after nine years?
In short YES, I am a debt lawyer here in the UK and it will be possible to prove you owe the debt and it can be sold on to a UK debt collection agency.
How are work commercial collection agency?
The commercial collection agency is used in debt collection in the event a debtor fails to.
I have a medical bill for 168.00 that was sent to a collection agency after I made a payment. They are going to keep in the collection agency until my bill is paid off. This can not be right.?
If the bill was late enough to be sent to a collection agency, the collection of that bill has been turned over to that collection agency as well.
What is commercial collection agency?
A Commercial Collection Agency is and agency that collects debt on behalf of their clients, same as a consumer collection agency, but a commercial collection agency collects business to business.
If you refuse to pay a doctor referred by a 'if we do not win you do not pay' lawyer who took a car accident case will it hurt your credit?
Is the doctor going to turn the account over to a collection agency? A collection account would hurt your credit. Is the collection agency going to sell the account to another agency, thus extending the time period it shows on your credit report? If they do, it could hurt your credit for an even longer period of time.
How is it possible for a collection agency to freeze your checking account with out giving proper notice and how do you go about taking care of this matter?
Collection agencies do not normally have that power without a court order. You should go see a lawyer ASAP.
