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How do you find out who the original creditor is after your account has been sold to a collection agency and 30 days have passed since they first contacted you?
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Either you can ask what collection agency the company you originally owed deals with or you will have to obtain your own credit report. * If the debtor did not respond to the 30 day clarification notice, the collection agency has no legal obligation to inform the debtor of the creditor, amount owed, etc. unless litigation is initiated. The debtor's credit report may or may not indicate which account has been sent to collections, as credit bureaus are very lax in keeping timely data on consumer's.
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Why original creditors sale accounts to a collection agency?
Original creditors sale their accounts to collection agencies when the account has been past due and they have not effectively collected. At that time, the original creditor will charge off the balance from their accounts receivable and turn the account over to a collection agency. When the collection agency collects the debt, a portion of the amount received is paid the the collection agency and the remainder is returned to the original creditor as profit.
What does it mean if the original creditor recalls your account from the debt collection agency?
Same thing happened to me..... what does this mean? I have not heard anything back from original creditor and was making timely montly payments to collection agency... I am confused and a little scared
Can the original creditor direct their collections agency to have an account removed from a credit report?
THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WILL BE ABLE TO HELP WITH REMOVING AN ACCOUNT BY REPORTING THIS TO THE BUREAUS. DO FIND OUT IF THEIR IS A NECESSARY STEP IN CONTACTING THE COLLECTION AGENCY FOR THESE SERVICES TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.
If account is sold to collections should original creditor remove that account?
The original creditor does not remove your information. What is should say in the notes section is that the account has been transfered or sold to a third party collection agency. This information will remain on your account until the 7 year clock expires.
At what point does a creditor decide to charge off an account?
The original creditor is required by law to charge off an account after a 180 day deliquency. In most instances the account is sold to a third party collector. The collection agency will continue collection procedures. If an equitable arrangement cannot be made with the debtor, the collector may refer the account to an attorney who may decide to file a lawsuit.
Do you need to include account numbers for both the collection agency and the original creditor on your bankruptcy form?
Include the original account number if you are including the original creditor. Include the account number for the collection agency if you do not have the orignal creditor information and are including them as "Care Of" for service.
What do you do if an account was turned over to a collection agency but the original creditor accepted your payment in full?
Contact the original creditor. Provide proof of your payment. They need to retract the account from the collection agency. The account could have been sold to the collection agency or simply assigned to them. For your purposes, it does not matter which situation applies. You paid the original creditor and your credit report needs to reflect this. After they do what they need to do to get the account back; you then dispute the entries with all three credit bureaus. The original account should show as a paid collection and the other collection account should be removed from your credit report entirely.
Can you pay an original creditor after the debt is sold to a collector?
No, the collection agency is now the rightful owner of the debt in question and the original creditor has removed the account from their books.
Why original creditors sale accounts to a collection agency?
Original creditors sale their accounts to collection agencies when the account has been past due and they have not effectively collected. At that time, the original creditor will charge off the balance from their accounts receivable and turn the account over to a collection agency. When the collection agency collects the debt, a portion of the amount received is paid the the collection agency and the remainder is returned to the original creditor as profit.
What does it mean if the original creditor recalls your account from the debt collection agency?
Same thing happened to me..... what does this mean? I have not heard anything back from original creditor and was making timely montly payments to collection agency... I am confused and a little scared
Can the original creditor direct their collections agency to have an account removed from a credit report?
THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WILL BE ABLE TO HELP WITH REMOVING AN ACCOUNT BY REPORTING THIS TO THE BUREAUS. DO FIND OUT IF THEIR IS A NECESSARY STEP IN CONTACTING THE COLLECTION AGENCY FOR THESE SERVICES TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.
If account is sold to collections should original creditor remove that account?
The original creditor does not remove your information. What is should say in the notes section is that the account has been transfered or sold to a third party collection agency. This information will remain on your account until the 7 year clock expires.
Who sent you to the collection agency?
I presume your question is "how did your debt wind-up at a collection agency". There are 2 methods: (1) the original creditor sold your account to an agency for a price that is a fraction of the outstanding balance on the account (so the collection agency now is your creditor legally), (2) the original creditor contracted with a collection agency to get you to make more payment on the debt than you have while interacting with the original creditor only. In either case, a collection agency is a company that makes a profit by getting debtors to make a payment of sufficiently greater amount (than they had been making to the original creditor) such that a greater return can be realized from this continued effort to collect the debt, and collection agencies usually are profitable companies. In my personal opinion, the first method (# 1 above) is used in the vast majority of delinquent debt collection situations. Any creditor organization of at least medium business size has enough staff to attempt to coax the debtor to make more payment, so there would be no reason to contract a collection agency to try again. That latter point being understood, collection agencies sometimes resell a debt account to another collection agency when they give-up on trying to get more payment from the debtor (and the account has not been settled).
If you've settled a debt with a credit collection agency can the original creditor buy back the account and try and charge you again?
No ... you have the proof that the debt was settled.
Can a debt collector in the state of Michigan collect on a debt if they have already charged it off?
Yes, the term is used to indicate a debt being written off as uncollectible by the original creditor. The debt however remains valid and subject to collection by a collection agency working for the original creditor or a third party that buys the account.
At what point does a creditor decide to charge off an account?
The original creditor is required by law to charge off an account after a 180 day deliquency. In most instances the account is sold to a third party collector. The collection agency will continue collection procedures. If an equitable arrangement cannot be made with the debtor, the collector may refer the account to an attorney who may decide to file a lawsuit.
What is a Derogatory public record or collection?
== == A Deragatory record is an account that has had a history of late payments. A collection account is an account that was not paid on time or at all, and was closed by the creditor and sold to a collection agency.
