Debt Collection

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Summary:
If you have a credit card, you may have heard from debt collectors more than once, reminding you that you are late with your payment. Most times you may find them annoying reminders. While debt collection is subjected to a regulation known as the Fair Debt Collection Practice Act, you are not dismissed from your obligation to pay your debt. The collection agency or the originator can file charges against you should you fail to settle your outstanding balance.


Keywords:
Debt Collection, Fair Debt Collection Practice Act, Debt Collection Agencies, Debt Collection Services


Article Body:
If you have a credit card, you may have heard from debt collectors more than once, reminding you that you are late with your payment. Most times you may find them annoying reminders. While debt collection is subjected to a regulation known as the Fair Debt Collection Practice Act, you are not dismissed from your obligation to pay your debt. The collection agency or the originator can file charges against you should you fail to settle your outstanding balance. 

Many companies employ the services of a third party provider of debt collectors to contact and remind their clients about their debts. Debt collection services include, following up on clients through all means of communication tools, like fax, telephone call, mail or email. They are the ones who contact customers and remind them to settle their outstanding balances. Most debt collection agencies or companies operate under a “no collection, no pay” principle, meaning that if they cannot collect for the client, they will not be paid for their services. A long list of companies that need this kind of services include those outside lending companies such as banks, credit and insurance companies, The list also includes cable operators, water, heat and electricity providers, telephone companies, etc. 

These debt collection services ease the burden for their client companies in going after delinquent customers. But it is imperative for companies to choose the right debt collection agencies. After all, these debt collectors communicate directly with customers and operate on behalf of the company. 

The debt collectors must maintain an air of courtesy. They must not in any way harass the customer, and they must proceed with their tasks observing ethics and confidentiality. They must also properly identify themselves and not cause undue inconvenience to the customer. Customers, under the Fair Debt Collection Practice Act are protected against harassment from debt collectors.