It is important to pay bills on time, every month. A collection agency calls to help a person with their finances and with paying their past-due bill, they stop calling when it is obvious they are not getting what they need, and they need to send it to a persons credit.?æ
Write your doctor and try to get the terms in a letter (that would remediate the proof issue that you raised). If the doctor is honest and this is truly your agreement with him/her, that should get the collection agency to stop calling, unless they are calling you for a portion of the unpaid, agreed-upon balance.
This would put a big red flag for me ... suspect stolen identity. You should be calling that agency toot sweet ... see what the debt is for and provide some proof that the debt is not yours.
A collection agency in any state would need to notify you first.
There are a few benefits to using a collection agency for ones business or personal purposes. One benefit to using a collection agency would be being able to avoid having to directly deal with the person who owes money.
When a collection agency calls you can inform then that "x" resident no longer lives their and you wish for the calling to cease. Otherwise, If the calling does not cease you can contact the FTC (Federal Trades Commission) and file a harassment complaint. If all else fails and the calls continue despite your many attempts to have the calling ceased it would be in your best interest to have your phone number changed.
Once a debt is handed over to a collection agency, it's typically out of the original creditor's hands. However, it may be possible to negotiate with the creditor to recall the debt from the collection agency, but this process can be challenging and may require convincing the creditor of your ability to repay the debt directly. It's advisable to communicate directly with both the creditor and the collection agency to explore your options and find a resolution.
Any collection agency can, in theory, sue you anywhere they can find you. Whether or not they have jurisdiction or a valid claim and whether you have defenses would depend upon the circumstances.
I used to work for a collection agency, and as far as I remember, no you can't. That would be like trying to garnish a social security check. I don't think they can do that.
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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.
Before communicating any more with the collection agency, check with the insurance company to see what happened in that case, and/or with the original company they claim you owe. Most companies would have charged off the bill by now, and you owe nothing. The collection agency may have bought the deal for cents on the dollar and the money they collect doesn't go to the original vendor. It won't do you any good to pay this collection agency, since it starts up the payments again. If they continue to threaten, you have rights. Tell them to send you a bill in writing and to stop calling.
In most cases, a collection agency cannot take your personal possessions. Depending on the amount, they may be able to garnish your wages which is what would happen first.