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Saturday, 8 June 2013

Debt Collection Services & How They'll Play Into A Town's Needs

By Rob Sutter


People understand that they can hire others for actions to be done when they cannot fulfill them alone. Perhaps there's trouble with the car; this is where a mechanic comes into play. Another example would be a construction team if there is maintenance to be done on a building. Debt collection services work in a similar fashion when it comes to collecting money that is owed. It seems like one town needs this more than most, judging by one particular report I have come across.

According to a local paper called the Sentinel, the East Pennsboro Township Board of Commissioners is looking for a company specializing in debt collection services. This is because of a tremendous amount of debt that is owed to the town, around $550,000 or so. The Township Manager, John Pietropaoli, went on record by saying that an agency could be chosen by mid-summer. However, the agency would have to be one that has proven itself to be a reputable choice, Rapid Recovery being one strong example.

The aforementioned amount of money comes from a number of expenses, including unpaid sewer bills and the amounts as a result of foreclosures. As you could imagine, an agency is desperately needed in order to take care of the amounts which are owed to the town. There are reasons why such an action is taken. The money has to be collected by a company - which gains a percentage if the amount is successfully gained - or the other choice on the matter is to place liens on properties.

Liens are defined as property interests, which are placed on certain owed items so that debts can be paid off as they should. While this is definitely an alternative, part of me still regards collections as the better method. I think that the workers behind such collections are able to work well, bringing both timeliness and overall effectiveness into account. I still think that, out of the two options proposed by the town, this is the one which will matter more in the long run.

After reading through this report, I can safely say that debt collection services can provide much more assistance than any others. It's understood that clients are owed money and that they should be able to attain it. However, it's up to the debtors to follow through and I think that's the area where collectors can prove themselves to be most effective in. One can only hope that this particular town makes use of such services so that the amounts tied to them will be cleared.




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