Saturday, February 11, 2012

You Only Have Three Choices When A Customer Won’t Pay.

June 5, 2010 by  
Filed under Business

No matter what measures you take to try and weed out potential non-paying customers, sooner or later one or more accounts are likely to become past due. When you find yourself with a past due account on your hands, the worst thing you can do is ignore the problem. The more time that passes between the payment due date and the time that the customer is contacted, the less likely you are to receive the full payment. After 6 months, you statistically collect only 50% of the amount due and after a year that amount drops to only 25% of the original debt. If you’re serious about making a profit, there are three ways to handle collection on past debt; in house efforts, hiring a collection agency, or taking legal action.

Cali Collection Company Tries To Get Fit And Healthy

May 16, 2010 by  
Filed under Business

A collection agency based in California produced a plot to motivate and educate employees to live healthier lifestyles in early January. There are twenty eight employees at the agency; more than half are currently participating in the initiative.

Knoxville Police Try To Collect On Unpaid Tix Pt. 2

April 24, 2010 by  
Filed under Finance

“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.

Your House Forclosed And You Think You’re Off The Hook- Think Again

April 17, 2010 by  
Filed under Finance

I would be skeptical about the idea that people who have taken out mortgages become chummy with their mortgage lenders. Mortgage lenders will raise rates as they please, and then, when they don’t get that payment, they will take away the place where you live. Today, this is an alarming trend that ends up with homeowners either underwater or renting an apartment. And now, banks are attempting to get their money back from the foreclosure sale.

Recent Report Reveals Bleak News About Foreclosure

April 17, 2010 by  
Filed under Real Estate

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

Spanish Debt Collection Company Humiliates Debtors Into Paying Up

March 2, 2010 by  
Filed under Finance

Would you be mortified if a man in a tuxedo and a top hat followed you into a restaurant and silently joined your lunch date? How about a three men with more to love dressed up like superheroes begging your neighbors for donations to help you in your financial situation?