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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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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

But the fines – which were passed on to a debt collection agency – are understood be for both the vehicle he currently drives and one he claims he sold in 2021.

From BBC Feb. 13, 2026

In March 2024, a New York lawyer representing a collection agency contacted one family who worked with SEAM, saying that Side owed a high-interest lender $69,500 and was seeking to recover it.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 22, 2025

When hospitals can’t collect on unpaid bills, they will sometimes bundle the debt and sell it at a steep discount to a collection agency.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 4, 2023

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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