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What is the normal time before a creditor can use a collection agengy to collect a debt?
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Generally a Creditor will wait 180 days from the date of the last payment before passing the account to a Collection Agency
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How soon can a vendor send a client's account to a collection agency?
There is no law that restriction how long a creditor or business must hold a bad debt before forwarding it to a debt collections agency.
Is an estate administrator paid after the estate is settled or can they collect before it is settled?
They can collect before it is settled
Is it true that a creditor must send you a certified letter before placing something on your credit report?
No.
What does a collection agency have to do to take money from your private bank account?
Assuming the debtor does not voluntarily release the information for collection to the collector due civil process is required before such action can occur. The general steps are: The collector/creditor will file a civil suit against the debtor, win the suit (which is almost certain to happen); be awarded a judgment then execute the judgment as a levy against the judgment debtor's bank account.
Can you take a collection agency to small claims court for not removing a paid collection account?
You can take a creditor or a listed party on a credit report to court for not removing notice on your report if, that account is paid off, seven (or ten in the event of a judgment) years has elapsed from the date of last payment, and thirty days have passed since you requested the account be pulled in writing, by registered mail. All three of these must occur before you should take any creditor or reporting agency to court. Small claims would be a waste of time considering the sizable payouts that can be recovered for unfair and fraudulent reportings.
What is the length of time a creditor can collect on a debt before it is wrote off?
6 years
Is it legitimate if a collection agency sent you a letter stating that their client would settle for a certain amount if paid by a certain date and they want you to fax the letter to them?
Before making any commitments to a collection agency, you should get confirmatio from the original creditor that the collection agency has legal authority to collect at settle the debt.
Is the original creditor required to notify you of debt before using a third party collection agency?
Yes, the original creditor should have notified you that you had an outstanding balance. The creditor also notifies you that they will be submitting your debt to a "third party" collection agency. This is usually the final notice before your debt is sold. If you never received a notice, it is not required that the original creditor send you notice, all it is is common curiosity that they do.
Is secondary signers credit affected if car is repossessed?
Yes. Before you co-sign be sure you can afford to pay if you have to, and that you want to accept this responsibility. You may have to pay up to the full amount of the debt, if the borrower does not pay as promised. You may also have to pay late fees or collection costs, which will increase the loan amount. The creditor can collect this debt from you without first trying to collect from the borrower. The creditor can use the same collection methods against you that can be used against the borrower, such as suing you, garnishing your wages, etc.
When the original creditor on a second mortgage charges off the loan as bad debt can a collection agency foreclose on the mortgage?
They (collection agency) would first have to buy the mortgage rights from the original creditor (usually for just pennies on the dollar), before they could take action. Normally speaking though, once a charge off has occured, the chances are slim that a 2nd party would buy those rights due to high risk/low chance of recovery of assets and/or cash as the original creditor has probably already tried applying the max legal pressure (hiring a collection agency) to collect the debt.
Does a debt collection agency have to go to court to collect?
Not necessarily. A debt collection agency can attempt to collect a debt through various means such as phone calls, letters, and negotiation. However, if the debtor disputes the debt or refuses to pay, the agency may choose to take legal action and go to court to enforce the debt.
Can a creditor or collection agency levy your spouses account if it was before we were married and I'm not on Her account?
I believe so - When you get married you assume all the debts.
Is it legal for a collection agency to try and collect on a Sunday?
no ,they also cant call before 9 am or after 9 pm
Creditors Rights?
A creditor has a right to demand that a debt be paid. If someone borrows money and then chooses not to pay that money back, a creditor can attempt to collect that debt using every legal measure possible. Just as people in debt have rights, people that are owed that debt have rights. In the beginning, a court is usually left out of the equation. Collection agencies are often used by creditors in an attempt to collect a debt. Sometimes a creditor will choose to deal with the borrower directly. It’s up to the individual creditor as to what they need to do in order to collect the debt. Secured Transactions are used before the loan is given out in order to encourage the repayment of loans. For example, before being given money by the creditor, the creditor may require a payment up front or be asked to give permission to take away property if the debt isn’t repaid. This encourages the debtor to repay the amount they borrowed. Courts are sometimes needed in order to make seizures of property possible. A creditor has a right to ask a court to help them collect a debt, though most of the time every other option must be exhausted before this measure is used. It’s preferable for debtors and creditors to keep the problem out of court so that court costs aren’t incurred and both parties are able to retain dignity. Although rare, lawsuits are possible. When every other means has been used, it’s possible that a creditor will sue the debtor in another attempt to collect the debt. At this time the court is going to put a tremendous amount of pressure on the debtor to make them repay the debt. They might even be asked to pay more money for their debt than they originally owed. Many times a settlement can be reached before courts come into action. A collection agency can help settle debt without having to send the matter to courts and most of the time this is the option that creditors opt for. The important thing to remember in all of this is that borrowers aren’t innocent victims. They borrowed money from the credit and as a result have a legal right to do what they can to recover the money they’ve borrowed. The law does restrict how they must behave during the collection process, but they have the right to attempt to collect a debt.
How can you remove a paid collection?
There are 2 ways to remove a collection off your credit report. Either by the original creditor or by the credit bureau. The creditor will most likely not help you unless it was negotiated before you paid them off. You can dispute the debt to the credit bureaus and they must investigate it. If it isn't verified with in 30 days it will be removed from your credit report.
How soon can a vendor send a client's account to a collection agency?
There is no law that restriction how long a creditor or business must hold a bad debt before forwarding it to a debt collections agency.
When you pay off a bad debt when will it show a zero balance?
The simple answer is "as soon as the creditor or collection company reports it" The problem is that they have very little to no incentive to rush that reporting. A good tactic would be to get a time frame for the reporting from the creditor in writing if possible before giving them any money.
