Category: Collections
Debts from student loans, credit cards, healthcare, mortgages, auto loans and other daily bills of life can add up. Sometimes a debt collector may be called to ask you for the money owed. Negotiating a settlement with a collection agency can help you solve that problem if your …
You may not know it when a debt collector calls, but some have bigger incentives than others for pushing you to pay. There are two types of collection agencies: Ones that are hired by creditors to collect debts, and those that buy old debts from original creditors for …
An unexpected call or letter from a debt collector can be quite unsettling. This is especially true when a debt collector starts to get aggressive and threatening, which happens often. Before we get into specifics about dealing with debt collectors, the most important thing to keep in mind …
Most of you are probably reading this because you have a bill that’s gone into Verizon collections. The first thing you need to find out is if the collection has been reported on your credit report. If you haven’t already, pull a current copy of your credit report …
You’ve just received a letter from a debt collector demanding that you pay a debt that’s years old. Perhaps you don’t even remember the debt. What’s the best way to handle this situation? Why am I being contacted about an old debt? First let me explain why a …
Let’s talk about debt collections. Many of the visitors to this blog ask me about collections. For example, what exactly is a collection, how do they affect your credit score, etc. I want to dedicate an entire article to debt collections to clear up many uncertainties people have …
I wrote a post awhile back on how to remove late payments from your credit report and it was insanely popular. There are also some great tactics for getting a collection removed that I wanted to share with you. 1. Carefully look for ANY inaccuracies with the collection …
Question I did not give a debt collector my bank account number, but I saw they tried collecting from my account. Is there any other way for them to get my account information, legally? Or should I pursue legal actions against them? Response There are a couple of …
Question A majority of my credit reporting issues are, unfortunately, alot of medical bills I’ve been unable to pay over time. Not sure how these are seen in terms of the statute of limitations, but I recently received a letter from the collection agency that owns all of …
Question I went to the hospital several years, and left with a a large bill that I was unable to pay in full. I set up a payment plan with the hospital to pay the account over time. I’ve paid the agreed $25 payment ever month since that …
