Account Receivables

Question by Comrade Coleman: With The Government Creating a New Agency to Absorb Bad Debt ? Can I slide out of my credit card bills like I did on my student loans? Especially since Palin has said that it is unpatriotic to pay taxes? Best answer: Answer by right you are kenAnother agency? How many [...]

Question by Debbie G: Is it worth paying a bad debt if it has already gone to the collection agency? My husband has 2 debts that have gone to the collection agency. One is the result of a credit card bill from his ex wife for $ 3,500.00. The ex is suppose to pay this [...]

Question by Raven R: Can a collection agency still report a bad debt 3 years after I filed bankruptcy? I filed Bankruptcy in 2006. I just got a copy of my credit report and noticed that a local collection agency is till reporting a debt that I filed bankruptcy against. It says last reported 04/09. [...]

Question by barbie: If a bad debt is taken over by a collection agency do I have to wait another 7 years after they report it? If I defaulted on a credit card in 2003 and that bad debt was subsequently handed over to a collection firm does this “re-start” the 7 year reporting period [...]

Question by yelhsa4186: How long will it take for a collection agency to report to the credit bureau? Part 2? It wasn’t a loan that I took out- it was for the tuition- it was a very messed up ordeal- I took a loan out in my own name and I asked for the complete [...]

Question by crcatz: Can a collection agency report to the credit bureaus after an unsuccessful summary judgement in court? Best answer: Answer by SlimickIf this is charged-off/defaulted debt that the collection agency purchased, they can report the item to the credit bureau as allowed under the terms of the Fair Credit Reporting Act….In this case [...]

Question by delAr: Collection agency will not take my $, threatens to put me in the credit bureau? Hello, I have been going around the mulberry bush with a collection agency. I have been trying to pay the remainder of my University tuition but fell on hard times. At first, the agency called and asked [...]

Question by donwillymo: Hired by company through staffing agency? I’m currently working for Honeywell, which is a big corporate business through a staffing agency as a pricing analyst/accounts receivable clerk. The manager of my department said he would hire me permanently when I graduate in december and get my associates in accounting. I currently make [...]

Question by redial2000: Does a credit agency for a medical bill have to report debt to credit bureau after 30 days? About 6 months ago I received a med bill for $ 600. I never made a payment because I had to pay other higher priority(more expensive) bills for my emergency room visit. The collection [...]

Question by christine: If asked, can a collection agency choose to remove the paid debt from the credit bureaus? How do I ask a collection agency if they would remove the paid debt from my credit report? I realize they don’t have to but how would I approach this? Best answer: Answer by blairnativeget it [...]