By Peter Malcolm

Collection agencies are experienced in matters concerning debt collection. Debts do not necessarily emanate from lending of money. Some people make purchases and fail to pay up. Other people get services and when it comes time to paying for the money owing for those services, they are nowhere to be found. Therefore, those who wanted the debts to be paid back have tried to get their money back to no avail and that is why they end up hiring these agencies. Before they get to that point of paying for these services, they will try everything they can to get their money back. When nothing seems to work and desperation kicks in, services of the agencies can be solicited.

The first step these agencies will use to collect the debt is by drafting letters. These are not just any kind of letters. Since they are for an official purpose the format will be official. They will be addressed to the person or organization that is in debt. Letter will be jotted on behalf of the client who hired the services of the agency. Contents of the letter will include the reason why it is being written, the exact amount of the money owed, and a polite but firm request for the payment of the debt.

If the letters do not work, then the agency will look for another way to approach the matter. The letter is written to introduce the problem and the addressed person is given ample time to respond to its demands. A second and third letter will be sent and if there is still no response, then representatives of the agency will be sent to directly confront the person or organization. Unlike popular belief, the confrontation will not be violent. It will be a civil discussion between two parties until an agreement is reached.

Those who do not respond to the confrontation will now force the agency to use harsher means. Debts always ruin credit scores and bad credit scores can cause the person to find difficulty getting mortgage loans or even qualifying for loans. Therefore, what collection agencies do at this point is inform the credit bureaus of the impending debt. Proof of the debt will be needed and an investigation will be carried out and then that person will get red flagged. The only way to improve a credit score is by paying up the debt.

When worse come to worse, the collection agencies will involve a lawyer. This is usually as a last resort after others measures have been tried. They never threaten or intimidate the other party because if they did this then it would not look good in court. A judge will look at all the evidence and will want to know if measures were put across to get the other party to pay up before being taken to court. Since letters and credit bureaus have documentation that recorded the confrontation, the judge will rule in favor of the agency’s client and the debt will eventually be paid.

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