Debt Collection Agency Gets Healthy

A debt collection company based in California initiated a ploy to educate and motivate employees to live healthier lifestyles in early January. There are twenty eight employees at the company; more than half are participating in the program..

Rising Foreclosures This Year

Recent research by RealtyTrac Year-End 2009 Foreclosure Market Report shows us that 3,957,643 foreclosure filings have been reported on 2,824,674 U.S. properties in the year of 2009. This also includes foreclosure auctions that were scheduled, default notices and bank repossessions.

Investing In Bonds- How Is It Done And Is It Safe?

Stocks and bonds. You have doubtlessly heard of them, and if you have been reading my articles, you know what they are. If you haven’t, here’s a quick update: stocks represent a fraction of ownership in a company, and a bond represents money that a company “borrowed” and has to pay back on set dates. You may 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.

Knoxville Police Try To Collect On Unpaid Tix Pt. 2

“You will observe multiple violations at the same intersection, so they are driving the same route every day.” Lasercraft, the red light system is paid a percentage of the fines collected to operate. Lasercraft gets paid eighty percent of the fees up to $4,500 per month and the city receives the twenty percent that remained. Above $4,5000, monthly collections are split evenly between the city and Lasercraft. The city’s share goes to the city’s general fund, it does not go to the Police Department.

Bad News About The Economy

Layoffs and pay cuts pushed more people towards bankruptcy last year, and experts say that the situation will most likely not iget better until the unemployment issue igets better. In Wisconsin, bankruptcy filings raised to 30 percent in 2009. This came on top of a 35 percent increase in the preceding year.

Tax Payers in Scranton May Have Received Collection Notices They Did Not Deserve

More than 200 Scranton taxpayers might have be mailed a letter from a debt collection agency they didn’t deserve. The notices are for garbage fees supposedly unpaid that may have actually been paid. According to officials, the garbage bill for 2009 could be at fault for more than 200 collection notices sent to city taxpayers in error last week.

The Skinny On How To Obtain Financial Information Of Your Debtors

Being able to locate a debtor’s bank account information could be very useful in your attempts to collect debt. By law, it is required that a private investigator to do the work. Be wary when you hire someone to locate bank account numbers as there are a number of scam companies claiming that they can help, and take your money with no activity in return.