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You need to contact the collection agency and discuss the situation with them. If you don't get in contact you risk legal action, but provided you show you are willing to negotiate you'll find they will be flexible. Note that collection agencies use a lot of psychology in getting debtors to pay. Some of these are quite aggressive. Try to bear in mind that none of this is personal. They're trying to get you to pay as much as they can (perhaps rightfully; perhaps not). Try hard not to lose your temper. Feel free to ask to speak to someone else, if the collector you're dealing with is difficult.
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A collection agency is suing you what do you need to do?
Pay your bills.
Do you have to pay the original balance on account that has been sold to collection agency?
yes
What if a collection agency is trying to collect a debt that is in dispute?
Paying a collection agency may not be the best way to repair your credit or protect your privacy. There are situation that you may find your self in and have to pay a collection agency to to accomplish a short term goal such as buying or refinancing a home. If you are just in general collection agency hell then paying may do you more harm than good. While I would NEVER PAY A COLLECTION AGENCY. How you wish to handle your individual situation is a personal choice. If you do need to pay them off make sure you do it in a way to not cost you future heart ache and pain...
Do you still need to pay a company if you are paying a collection agency for the charged off debt?
No, as they are the legal agent of the original Creditor and the arrangements made with the collection agency are binding on the original Creditor.
If you are advised not to give your bank account information to a collection agency does that mean you should not pay by personal check?
It is in the best interest of the debtor to not allow access to his or her financial information and most particularly not to agree to an automatic withdrawal from a bank account by a collection agency. The safest method is to pay other means, such as a USP money order with return receipt.
You owe 690.00 to a food vendor should you pay a collection agency?
No pay the vendor. If you pay the collection agency they will extract a fee from the payment and you will still owe the vendor
If you owe a company money and it is placed in collections can you pay the original company or do u have to pay the collection agencies?
You have to pay the collection agency. The original company has a signed contract with the collection agency and they pay the collection agency a % of what they collect from you. That's how they make their $$. The original company did not want to have the outstanding balance on their books.
What are your options if you are unable to pay the full debt amount to the collection agency?
Do NOT pay any money to a collection agency.......send your money to the debtor, the person you owe it to. Send it in the form of a check or money order. NEVER PAY A COLLECTION AGENCY
Can a collection agency garnish your pay check?
No a collection aggency cannot garnish a pay cheque
Can your IRS be taken to pay a collection agency?
No.
Does a collection agency have to accept what you are willing to pay?
No.
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 do you reverse a judgment from a collection agency?
If you have a judgment from a collection agency and it is valid, you have to pay it to have it reversed. If it is not valid you can try to appeal it.
What happens if you do not pay a collection agency?
if a collection agency isn't paid, the debt can be put on a persons credit report. The collection agency can also choose to garnish a persons paycheck.
Does the creditor or the collection agency get the money you pay on a debt?
When a collection agency takes on a bad debt, in many cases they are "puchasing" the debt from the original creditor. When you then pay off the collection agency, your money will stay with that collection agency. This is the most common scenario, but some companies do have their own internal collection agencies (Capital One, for example, has their own collection subsidiary in Idaho - the Westmoreland Agency). Hope this helps!
A collection agency is suing you what do you need to do?
Pay your bills.
Asking If you pay the collection agency can you have the derogatory item removed from your credit file?
pay the collection agency, then check what their report is about you, if not good threaten to get a attorney and bring suit
