More than 200 Scranton taxpayers might have been mailed a letter from a collection agency they didn’t deserve. The notices are for unpaid garbage fines that might have actually been paid. According to officials, the garbage bill itself for 2009 could be to blame for more than 200 collection notices that were sent to city taxpayers in error last week.
In Dallas, the North Texas Tollway Authority, an authority that is responsible for collecting tolls, has been scrutinized for months due to its toll collecting policy. This policy charges drivers who do not pay up at the toll booth fines of hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars. Because the NTTA has been under fire in the public eye, it announced today two steps it says that will target improving customer satisfaction.
Do you check your credit ranking on a regular basis? If not, please do so. Chances are you might find incorrect entries on your credit report. If you do find inaccurate information on your credit report, you should report the credit report giving organization about the incorrect information on your credit report. It takes about 30 days to do a thorough investigation. If they do not give you proof of the disputed transaction, these incorrect entries on your credit report will be removed.
Are you a beginner when it comes to the stock market? No problem! This series of articles on mutual funds will make it easy for you to understand what a mutual fund is, what it is all about and whether it is worth your while to invest in one. My first three articles are called “Mutual Funds For Beginners” and they lay down the basics.
Commissioners on Monday deferred a decision to hire a collection agency because of delinquent ambulance bills obtained in unincorporated regions of Flagler County. Instead, county staff will do more research and the item will be brought back to commissioners for discussion sometime in July.
If you own a business which offers credit facilities to its customers, chances are very good that sooner rather than later some of them will either not pay at all, or pay less than they have to, or later than agreed. This can result in serious cash flow problems for your business and you might even face the risk of having to close down. There are basically two solutions: either you have a dedicated collection department or you employ a commercial collection agency. In this article we will discuss the merits of using a collection agency.
Most know exactly what a collection agency is – and what the nature on their business is. Those who have been through it, will tell you that financial debt is hard enough to face on its own, without being made nearly unbearable by a debt collector with an attitude.
There’s no denying that right now, times are difficult. A world wide downturn in the economy has meant that a lot of people are genuinely stressed in order to make ends meet, and the knock on effect has placed many companies into critically vulnerable positions caused by delinquent debts. A number of these companies, which may have previously been particularly strong monetarily, can currently are on the edge of bankruptcy. The time is right to really reassess the tactics for the collection of debt.
It was revealed in recent news that in Michigan at some doctor’s offices, patients will need to present and use their credit cards before they can obtain any medical care. An internet based medical payment program that is fairly new allows medical providers to secure a credit card before medical help will be provided.
Discover Financial Services, facing the necessity for further funding while income is decreasing and credit card charge offs are increasing, received only a unenthusiastic response from the equity market as a public offering last week of its average shares had to be priced at a 12 percent reduction to the market.