collection agency
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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“When that thing goes to a collection agency, it becomes a big problem for your credit score and your credit report.”
From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 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
If they’re not paid on time, the fees are sent to a collection agency, and the unpaid fines can affect credit ratings.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2024
The ministry never sent him money, the bills were referred to a collection agency, and Chalman's credit score dropped from 750 to 600.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2023
Kathy called it that, their spirited back-and-forth about everything from what the kids ate for dinner to whether they should enlist a collection agency to help with a particular client.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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