collection agency
Americannoun
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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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