Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Due to technology, operating a debt collection business from home has become easier than ...

Your credit scores determine everything from the interest rate you pay on credit cards and loans to whether or not you qualify for rental housing. Once your debt has been sent from a creditor to a ...

Southwest Recovery Services (866-595-9621) expands commercial debt collection services for roofing contractors facing unpaid ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Certain business models seem to have unshakable stigmas associated with them. Sometimes it’s ...

If you’re in trouble with collection agencies, you have strong rights under federal law to prevent those agencies from harassing you. Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), collectors ...

The debt collection industry was estimated to be in excess of $13.4B in 2021 with over 7,000 collection agencies. With such fragmentation in the industry, practices by collectors vary widely and the ...

A new program requiring the Internal Revenue Service to hire private debt collection agencies is falling far short of its goals and putting taxpayers at risk of falling prey to scammers, according to ...

The first step in developing a promotional strategy for your collection business starts with learning everything you can about the businesses for which you want to provide collection services. While ...

Problem: Practices don't have a full understanding of their return on investment when contracting with a collection agency. Solution: It may be more cost-effective to pay your own employees to stay ...

Private debt collection companies will start working to collect overdue tax liabilities in spring 2017, the IRS announced on Monday. The IRS also announced that it has awarded contracts to four ...

If you’re in trouble with collection agencies, you have strong rights under federal law to prevent those agencies from harassing you. Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), collectors ...