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In today’s recession, collection companies are not immune. Beginning last year, they started to suffer from declining liquidation performance, staffing cuts, and increased placements.

Then in January 2009, the U.S. savings rate spiked and continued to grow. By May 2009 the rate was the highest level of savings by consumers in sixteen years.

Usually, an increase in the U.S. savings rate would mean that consumers will be more fiscally responsible and try to pay off debts that they may owe in case of an unexpected adverse event. Unfortunately the first half of 2009 has shown us that this is not what is going to happen and the collections industry should not expect it to.

Stocks and bonds. Doubtlessly, you’ve heard of them, and if you have been reading my articles, you know what they are. If you have not been, you should! But here is a quick update: stocks represent a portion of ownership in a company, and a bond represents money that a company “borrowed” and has to pay back on set dates. You might have heard that bonds are “safer” to invest in than stocks, but is this true? How are bonds traded, and what are the differences between a stock market and a bond market? Hopefully, this article can put these questions to rest.

OK, so you owe a debt, but who is trying to get you to pay up? There are two kinds of people who might call you looking to collect money that you owe to a creditor. The creditor themselves (think Visa), or a third party collection agency that Visa may hire to collect their debts for them. The Fair Debt Collection Practice Act (FDCPA) was created in the 1970s and provides a wealth of protections for debtors. These are strict regulations and rules that a debt collector must follow, and if any of these rules are broken, there is a great possibility that take the agency that violated the FDCPA to court. But what about that deadbeat friend of yours who owes you five bucks? Are you required to grant them thirty days to refute your claim? Clearly, as both you and your friend’s wallet know, you don’t.

In the last article in this two part series I provided you with a brief summary of what bankruptcy was, what the Chapters mean, and a list of things to avoid doing once you have made the decision to file for bankruptcy. Continuing on, if you are declaring bankruptcy, don’t liquidate your retirement account. First, it is not necessary to do this because retirement accounts are usually exempt property under the law, no matter which chapter you file. Also, if you withdraw this money early, this means liability for penalties and taxes which may not be discharged in your bankruptcy.

Do you have a small business venture and you want to grow it big but you do not really have enough money to do with it as you wish? If so, then you may have found yourself going through long and arduous traditional loans applications but wasn’t able to succeed. You need to be able to get the funding that you need, otherwise, you might lose your drive. What is your best option, then?

If you owe debt to a creditor collection agencies are allowed to report your debt to credit bureaus, file lawsuits against you, and should be taken very seriously. The best way to protect yourself and your financial situation is a methodical approach. First, know why you are being contacted. Know where the debt is from and exactly how much it costs.

Find out the name of the person calling, the agency, the creditor, and the agency’s address and fax number. Under the FDCPA, you have the right to tell a collector over the phone that you want all future contact to be in writing. Follow up all requests with a written request.

Do you have any idea how much money your medical collection agency recovered last year? If you don’t, how can you evaluate their effectiveness or your return? How could you possibly be aware?

Although patient balances forwarded to a medical collection agency are often considered “lost causes,” there would be little point in using such services if that were always the case. Logic dictates this much. Some of the reasons are as follows: Some patients simply do not respond to practice statements or internal collection letters. They will, however, respond when a collection agency states it will report their failure to pay to credit bureaus. Collection agencies have a number of resources on their hands. If reporting a debt to a credit bureau does not work, there are attorneys on hand that can assist you with problem consumers who refuse to pay.

The government is stepping up to bat as collection scams rise. In the news recently, Buffalo New York has been home to a number of unlawful debt collection practices, and police have arrested at least twelve people who have broken regulations. Although the vast majority of collection agencies are legitimate and good for the economy, there has been a rising amount of deceptive and illegal practices.

In Buffalo, debt collectors have been caught calling up debtors and saying that they are law enforcement. They have threatened to send debtors to prison, or even take child custody away from them. And it doesn’t stop there.

With an average American household today running anywhere from $10,000 in debt a huge part of that is credit card debt. Living well beyond your means has totally taken its toll. There is a great sinking feeling that will come naturally to someone’s mind that common people like you and me are going poor and seeing the inevitable happening to them when they see that they owe some monthly payment toward their credit cards adjusted only the interest they owe and the total principal due remains the same. Truth be told is that interest that remains unpaid will add up toward the master amount. This is the problem. You are revolving debt and it will not go on forever. This fire will take its toll and should be taken care of now. Take a good look at what the interest rate you are paying on your credit cards and you’ll be amazed on the crazy 20% percent your paying per annum.

In Dallas, the North Texas Tollway Authority, an entity responsible for collecting tolls, has been under fire for months over 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 scrutinized by the public, it announced today that they are taking two steps it says that will target improving customer satisfaction.

The first measure that the NTTA took was to allow all drivers to utilize the electronic toll collection lanes, including those who do not have one. They can do this without being punished with a twenty five dollar fine.