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Legislation approved in Congress this week as part of a package of bills, H.R. 3621, the Comprehensive CREDIT Act of 2020, could impact options to communicate with consumers about medical bills and ACA International has extended its advocacy…
THE HSE spent €10,000 on debt collection services at Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) last year to recoup outstanding patient fees. The Donegal News obtained the figures…
Use our list of common mistakes below to make sure you get the most out of your authorized user tradelines. Don’t make the same mistakes we’ve…
Debt collector Client Services Inc. violated federal law by failing to identify the name of the creditors to whom the debts were owed in letters sent…
Americans’ credit scores continue to improve. But credit scores don’t tell the whole story of how consumers are faring financially. A new report from Experian EXPN,…
You may be thinking of an effective way to try and regain a percentage of money owed to you. After you’ve sent friendly reminders, a letter…
By Mark Neeb Wow, what a whirlwind 2019 was! Dominating the headlines for much of the year were the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposed debt collection…
2019 was a banner year for advocacy and legal accomplishments in the accounts receivable management industry and landmark news such as the release of the Consumer…
According to an in-depth report, a systemic pattern of decision-making by EMVCo, an organization owned by the world’s six largest payment card companies, implemented standards with…
AHA, which represents nearly 5,000, mostly nonprofit hospitals and medical systems, has issued few guidelines on such aggressive practices or the limited financial assistance policies that…
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