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What is OSI collection services inc?
OSI Collection Service is a "Third Party" Collection agency. Collection agencies buy your information from the original creditor in order to collect on a debt. What this means is that they make money if you pay anything on this debt, not only from the original creditor, but a commission on the payment that you make on that debt.
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.
Can a secondary collection agency collect on a charge-off when the debt is over 3 years old and the original creditor has declared bankruptcy?
More than likely. Three years is not long enough for an SOL to expire. What probably happened was, the account was bought from the creditor, which is common practice. The BK of the original creditor, has no relevancy if the debt was sold.
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.
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).
What is does it mean for an original creditor to recall their collection?
Recall of a debt by a creditor is when the original creditor asks for the debt to be returned to them after they have sold it, often to a collection agency. This may occur if the debt has not been collected for a certain amount of time, and the debt will be sold to another agency to collect, or if the debtor offers the original creditor a settlement.
What is OSI collection services inc?
OSI Collection Service is a "Third Party" Collection agency. Collection agencies buy your information from the original creditor in order to collect on a debt. What this means is that they make money if you pay anything on this debt, not only from the original creditor, but a commission on the payment that you make on that debt.
In Arkansas can a collection agency sue you if the original creditor accepts payment on the debt?
If the debt was sold to a collection agency and the original creditor accepted payment AFTER the debt was sold, the money does not belong to them. If, however, you paid the debt and it was mistakingly sol after that payment, the collection agency can't try to collect. If you have proof of payment, forward it to the collection agency and deman in writing that they cease trying to collect this debt.
Do collection agencies have the right to collect payments since you never signed or agreed to a contract with that company?
Yes, they are contracted to collect on behalf of the original creditor and it's contracts with you.
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.
Can collection agency collect or report if charge off accounts are deleted after 7 yrs?
Attempt to collect: yes they can attempt to collect long after the 7yr tradeline expiration date. Report: no since the very first account default triggers the 7yr deletion timer not when the collection agency receives it from the original creditor.
Can a secondary collection agency collect on a charge-off when the debt is over 3 years old and the original creditor has declared bankruptcy?
More than likely. Three years is not long enough for an SOL to expire. What probably happened was, the account was bought from the creditor, which is common practice. The BK of the original creditor, has no relevancy if the debt was sold.
If a creditor uses a collection agency to collect on a debt do you still have to receive some kind of statement?
No. The collection agency will validate the amount for you if need be, but the creditor no longer owes you the courtesy of a statement.
Can a collection attorney collect if you sent them a letter to cease and desist and the original creditor sent you an agreement that you agreed to pay?
If you paid according to an agreement and can prove it, the attorney couldbe liable for damages to you for unfair debt collection ro fraud.
What is the normal time before a creditor can use a collection agengy to collect a debt?
Generally a Creditor will wait 180 days from the date of the last payment before passing the account to a Collection Agency
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.
Can a debt be transferred from one debt collection agency to another if the original agency is unable to collect payment or if the creditor decides to switch agencies?
Of course it can unless there are provisions in your contract with a collecting agency which make it impossible.
