When a consumer receives a debt collection letter from a collection agency in the mail, it may be unsettling especially if the consumer did not incur the debt. If the consumer ignores the debt collection letter, it will not go away. In fact, it may result in a negative statement to a credit bureau on the consumer’s credit report.
According to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act that controls collection agencies, consumers have the right to dispute debts if they send a collection agency dispute letter within 30 days of receiving the notice. If a dispute letter is sent, the collection agency cannot contact the consumer or try to collect the debt. If the collection agency can verify the debt, it can resume collection activities.
The consumer should keep copies of all correspondence with the collection agency and with the original creditor if applicable. This also includes any voice mail and dates and times of phone conversations as well as the name of the person to whom the consumer spoke. However, it is recommended to limit the amount of talk with a debt collector over the phone. Debts have an expiration date and after that date, they should no longer appear on the consumer’s credit report. However, they can be reopened or re-aged if the consumer agrees to make even a partial payment over the phone. If the consumer gets flustered and doesn’t know what to say over the phone, he or she should just hang up. If the collection agency is in the wrong, the records of communication will become essential in a court case.
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The collection agency is required to provide written notice to the consumer within five days of sending the collection letter that includes the name of the creditor, the amount of the debt and instructions for refuting the debt. The consumer should be absolutely sure that the debt is wrong and not something that is accurate that they
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If you find yourself with a missed payment or two, it is very important to get caught up as soon as possible. Although older information will remain on your credit report, it holds less value than current financial activity. The longer you can go without missing a due-date, the less relevance y...
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The debt will never get cleared up if charges keep appearing on the bill, and even when purchases stop the debt is normally so extensive it takes months if not years to pay off and it can completely plummet a credit score. Also, “College students who are unprepared for financial decision making may make risky decisions such as compulsive spending and debt accumulation. Financial stress impacts both academic achievement and retention.”Stores will try and get many to sign up for their cards and they do this by offering deals. The more cards owned, the more available to spend, which will lead right back into debt. However, a good idea to stay ahead is to pay as much off as much as possible each month. It does not have to be paid in full, but try to at least pay more than the minimum. Debt is all over the world, it 's not just with college students, but with older people as well but college students need to know what debt is good debt and when their limit is before they are drowning in
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