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How do you fix your credit report if an original paid collection account is now listed with multiple other collection agencies a year later?
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∙ 17y ago
Your best bet is send a certified letter to the agencies who have your debt listed. Be polite and give them 30 days notice to remove the negative information. After 30 days have expired run another credit report to see if they removed the information. If the negative information is not removed you should file small claims judgment against the credit-reporting agency.
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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.
Can collection agencies freeze your savings account?
No, collection agencies do not have any right to freeze your savings account. Only banks have the right to freeze your account but depends on the nature of the default.
Do collection agencies usually garnish wages?
Collection agencies are usually retained by the establishment that you owe the defaulted debt to, if the borrower ( person in debt) does not want to work with the collection agency handling their debt, the collection agency will then document the account as a refusal then send the account back to the original lender then they will garnish your wages until the life of the loan is paid off.
Can collection agencies garnish or seize your checking account?
no
How do collection agencys find your work number if not on record?
Collection agencies buy defaulted accounts from original creditors. The original creditor supplies all the information to the collectors that was obtained upon the opening of the account. (Name, SSN, place of employment, etc.).
Can a repoed account be sold three times to different collection agencies with the last one demanding an amount exceeding the original loan?
It can be sold as long as a buyer can be found.
Can collection agencies take money from a personal bank account in TX?
Yes they can.
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.
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.
Can collection agencies take you to the court?
Absolutely they can ! The only reason a person needs to deal with a collection agency, is because they defaulted on payments to the original company. That company passed the account to a debt-recovery agency, who paid the sum YOU owe to the original company. If you simply refuse to pay the collection agency, they have the legal right to take you to court to recover the debt !
What percentage of the debt do third party collection agencies typically pay for a delinquent account?
5%
Are there no regulating rules to control the buy outs of charge-offs etc by several collection agencies?
No. There are laws regulating how a debt is collected. The original creditor can sell an account, for example that is $5,000 to a third party for any amount they agree on. Even if the account was sold for $500 the collection agency can get the entire $5,000+ or at least try.
