Wednesday, 15 June 2011

How To Counteract A Demanding Commercial Collections Agency

By Janette Roman


In countries where economic downturns are a mainstay, it cannot be avoided for certain businesses to borrow money from credit companies. They need the support to keep their operations but sometimes, the paying just becomes a major challenge. A commercial collections agency may be what one can expect to emerge from this scenario. And this would have to dealt with accordingly.

Even if the agencies are tasked to make connections with the debtors in every way they can, they cannot be allowed to do any form of harassment. Some collectors overdo their job for the purpose of irritating the debtors, compelling them to pay. However, this is prohibited and is implemented by a law in the country.

The collectors utilize a lot of technological means such as fax, telephone and e-mail to contact the debtors. Oftentimes, they call almost at anytime they want even in times when the debtors are busy. This is another thing that people should take against collectors. Calling during appropriate times is alright as long as it is not a cause for disturbance.

A notification indicating the specific name of the creditor and the amount due for payment would be sent to the debtor a week before the deadline following the initial conversation. In instances when errors are committed like when determining the amount to be paid, debtors can contest the collector.

Disputing may be done by phoning the collector to emphasize the mistake in the document. Clients can also opt to write a letter containing the intention to cancel the debt on grounds of errors on the notification letter.

In case the appeal is approved, the response would probably be an apology. Otherwise, collectors might insist on their claims and might even want to take things up to the court. The debtor could be sued and he would be obliged to confront the case as this would allow him to preserve his rights over it.

It is always possible for creditors to provide a lee way for companies which claim to be incapacitated in paying their debts at the moment. Thus, it is important to open communication lines for a negotiation to take place between the two parties and prevent the occurrence of more complexities.

For some cases, a commercial collections agency would sound like a threatening phrase for companies owing money to others. For this reason, they opt to find organizations that can handle their debts. But this should be done with care since not all of them are credible.




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1 comment:

Collections Agency said...

Debt collection agencies are an integral part of any company.Past due accounts are deal well when a viable and professional collections agency comes into play.Monies are collected and business gets back to its normal mode.