collection agency
Example Sentences
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While buy-now-pay-later activity doesn’t typically show up on your credit report, that can change if the balance is neglected and sent to a collection agency.
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
Keller's office sent bills to Trump's New York and Mar-a-Logo residences and a collection agency is working to recover the debt, the mayor's office told ABC.
From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2024
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
Unfortunately, the day it was due, the collection agency showed up at my door trying to get the money and I didn’t make it to school.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
