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collection agency

American  

noun

  1. a firm that collects unpaid bills for other firms and is usually compensated by receiving a percentage of the amount collected.


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A collection agency last month told Mosselli and Meier they have an outstanding balance of $34,800.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

She called the collection agency, which told her she could get a 25% discount to satisfy the debt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

The company said it alerted the collection agency in question as well as the credit bureaus to the mistake.

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026

If the calls are coming directly from the loan servicer rather than a third-party collection agency, different legal rules may apply.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

I also think about the collection agency that keeps calling about some long overdue payment, and Pops telling me not to worry about it.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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