Once the contacts have been made, defenses (or excuses) examined, and collectability assessed, if the amount involved warrants, the lawyer will offer suit as an option to turn up the …

Most credit people have heard all the stories. The customer who doesn’t want to pay because they didn’t get the shipment. Or it wasn’t the right product. Or it was …

The short answer is that once you turn a debt over for legal collection, as the client, you should expect to be kept adequately informed of steps and progress, as …

Choosing the lawyer is an art and a science. Most experienced agency personnel have relationships (or at least familiarity) with creditors’ rights lawyers in most major metropolitan areas. If they’ve …

When an account is placed with a collection agency, the client usually gives the agency authority to place it with a lawyer if the agency believes this move would assist …

A short series for Creditors Many collection or credit managers spend a great deal of time preventing collection problems, whether in the granting process or the in-house collection phase. More …

A mechanic’s lien can be filed against property and structures by contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers, and other construction professionals involved in new construction improvements to real property, or the alteration …