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collection agency



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

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 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

“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

But she began receiving menacing phone calls from a collection agency about an old bill her health insurance had not covered.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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