Dealing with Debt Collectors

September 4, 2010

I will flesh out this post in the near future, but here is a piece of info that clients always ask me that I never have an exact answer for.  The question is: how much do debt collectors pay the original creditor to purchase the right to collect from you.  Answer:

what do debt collectors pay for the right to collect from you?

Excerpt from 2009 GAO report on debt collection practices

Source (opens PDF)

Coming soon a more thorough consideration of debt collection and settlement.  Stay tuned!


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