Bad Debt Articles

1). Credit Card Charge-Off – What Does It Mean And What Should You Do About It? By : Charles Phelan
Have you been told by a creditor that your debt is about to "charge-off"? Did the bill collector make it sound like you will be ruined financially if you allow this catastrophe to happen? If you're behind on your bills, unable to keep up with payments on your credit cards and other debts, sooner or later you will hear a creditor representative threaten you with the dreaded "charge-off.
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2). Finding A Good Mortgage With Bad Credit By : Writer2
The decision to buy a house is a great one, and nothing can make the outcome of that decision greater than being well informed of what to expect from the process of choosing and getting a mortgage. If credit history is an issue, prepare yourself and learn beforehand what you can do to optimize and improve it. A less than stellar credit history will not automatically exclude you from a mortgage approval.
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3). What You Need To Know About Debt That The Credit Card Companies Do Not Want You To Know By : David Maillie
Banks and credit card companies are trying to get us more and more into debt. Their lobbyists are powerful enough that they even changed the bankruptcy laws making it that much harder to get out of debt. Here is what you need to know to start protecting yourself and your family and stay out of debt.
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4). What You Need To Know About Debt And Credit Cards By :
Copyright 2006 David Maillie Debt Is All Around Us And Getting Worse Every Day. Recently congress enacted a tougher law on bankruptcies sponsored by the banks and credit card companies. It is designed to make it much harder for you to get out of a debt. Instead ways will be made so that you can and do pay off your debts. What ever happened to the wise sayings of our grandparents and elders saying things like “Don’t use credit cards”, “Don’t buy what you can’t afford”, “If you can’t pay cash then you can’t afford it.
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5). Bailiffs The Law And Your Rights By : Geoff Hibbert
What to do if you are visited by a bailiff collecting debt.
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6). Writing Good Debt Collection Letters By : Tristan Andrews
One of the reasons why a debt goes beyond recovery stage is failure on the part of the creditor to contact the debtor periodically and demand repayment of the debt. It may be due to failure to communicate or improper communication. This article gives some tips on how to write good debt recovery letters.
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7). Determining The Best Collection Agency Software By : Tristan Andrews
One thing that business owners typically abhor about running a business is the aggravating task of debt collection. Ideally, your customers are all upstanding citizens who will pay their debts on or before the due date.
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8). Debt Collections via Telephone By : Tristan Andrews
One of the most commonly used method of debt collection that credit collection agencies use is the telephone. Aside from face-to-face interaction with the debtor, and early collection demand letters, the telephone is the best way of communicating with a debtor.
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9). Malpractice In Debt Collections By : Tristan Andrews
The debt collection industry has had an indifferent past with many cases of debt recovery leading to verbal or physical abuse and prolonged court cases. With the passing of Fair Debt Collection Practices Act in U.S., debt recovery agents have to follow ethical procedures while reclaiming debts and treat the debtors in a fair manner.
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10). Understanding Debt Settlement By : Tristan Andrews
If you are in serious debt crisis right now and you are at a lost of what to do, have you considered hiring a third party to settle your debts for you? A debt settlement company is recommended for those who wish to have their original debts possibly lowered to as much as 30 to 60 percent markdown.
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11). Getting Paid On Time And Debt Recovery When The Credit Crunch Bites By : Terry Cartwright
Making sure customers pay on time within the terms and conditions of the business is a serious issue and critical in days of a credit crunch, Late payments and bad debts cause liquidity and cash flow problems and in the most crucial cases can force a business into insolvency.
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12). Cards For People With Bad Credit Helps You Spend Within Your Financial Means! By : William L.
Cards for people with bad credit is a convenient way to help you control your current spending and get your life back on financial track! Depending on how bad your credit is, people need to understand that debt can cause not only major financial trouble, but it could easily damage relationships with family and friends, and your bad credit could also be a good indicator that you have an addiction to spending.
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13). Get Free From Debt By : John Savage
When you ask people how they would like to improve their lives one of the first replies is that they would like to get rid of their debt.
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14). The Cost Of Hiring Debt Recovery Agents By : Tristan Andrews
When a bad debt goes to a recovery agent, the latter would charge a fee based on the amount to be collected, the time it has been overdue etc. This article discusses the pricing mechanism adopted by recovery or collection agencies for reclaiming an overdue debt.
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15). Services Provided By Bad Debt Collectors By : Tristan Andrews
The need for a bad debt recovery agent arises, once all the in-house efforts of the company in recovering a bad debt become futile. Small companies are particularly vulnerable as they may not have alternate means of raising working capital to offset any delay in payment by a customer.
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16). Different Types Of Collection Agencies By : Tristan Andrews
With increasing defaults on debt due to a no. of reasons, recovery or collection agencies are also specializing in handling various types of debt defaults depending on the nature of industry.
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17). How To Recover Bad Debts By : Tristan Andrews
Recovering bad debts can be an arduous task, particularly in days of economic downturn and recession when the frequency of bad debts rise. But before a bad debt can be reclaimed, it has to be identified in time before things become worse. This is the first step in salvaging a bad debt. The next step is to collect the debt. We discuss these two steps in this article in more detail.
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18). The Need To Contact A Debt Collection Agency By : Tristan Andrews
If an overdue debt despite the best efforts of the creditor could not be reclaimed, then it is time to call a debt recovery or collection agent who is a specialist to do the job.
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19). Debt Recovery Agent or a Lawyer? By : Tristan Andrews
Once a debt has become sufficiently overdue and all the in house efforts have not borne fruit, then it would be prudent to seek the help of an expert - either a debt recovery agent or a lawyer.
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20). Credit Repair VS Collection Agency By : Tristan Andrews
Credit repair and collection agencies are similar, yet different. While consumers may sometimes to escape from their debts by taking advantage of a kind gesture, collection agencies are not nearly as kind as lenders. When you start getting behind in debts, creditors will often begin to contact you for up to four weeks in an attempt to collect the debt themselves.
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21). Why Your Small Business Needs A Relationship With A Collection Agency By : Tristan Andrews
Simple mention of the words "collection agency" strikes fear in the heart of many. It is quite common for starting small business owners to build a large amount of debt.
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22). How Debt Collection Agents Operate By : Tristan Andrews
When all in house efforts fail to recover a debt, they are handed over to a debt recovery agent or collection agent. This article discusses how the latter functions and recovers bad debts.
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23). Medical Debt Collection Agencies By : Tristan Andrews
Medical or healthcare collection agents specialize in handling defaults of payment by persons availing healthcare. As the cost of healthcare is rising so are the defaults. There are various ways of paying for health care that a patient wants to avail of like through individual health plans, health maintenance organizations (HMO), corporate health plans etc.
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24). Permissible Collection Agency Practices By : Tristan Andrews
Whether you have an internal debt collection department or a collection agency, there are some things that you have to remember when it comes to debt collection. There are practices to debt collection that are allowed by law and there are those that are simply taboo.
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25). Collection Agencies: Ways, Means and Practices By : Tristan Andrews
A collection agency is a duly recognized and sanctioned business entity that engages in the collection of debts owed by individuals or other business entities. A collection agency can be part of a bigger company.
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