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  2. Debt buyer (United States) - Wikipedia

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    A debt buyer is a company, sometimes a collection agency, a private debt collection law firm, or a private investor, that purchases delinquent or charged-off debts from a creditor or lender for a percentage of the face value of the debt based on the potential collectibility of the accounts. The debt buyer can then collect on its own, utilize ...

  3. Vulture fund - Wikipedia

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    A vulture fund is a hedge fund or private-equity fund that invests in debt considered to be very weak or in default, known as distressed debt. [2] Investors in the fund profit by buying debt at a discounted price on a secondary market and then using numerous methods to sell the debt for more than the purchasing price.

  4. Is this text a scam? What to do when a debt collection text ...

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    They buy debt from healthcare companies, government agencies, and utilities. However, not every text or call from someone claiming to be with a legitimate company represents a real debt. They have ...

  5. Foreclosure - Wikipedia

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    It gives lender a legal right to collect the remainder of debt out of mortgagor's other assets (if any). There are exceptions to this rule. If the mortgage is a non-recourse debt (which is often the case with owner-occupied residential mortgages in the U.S.), lender may not go after borrower's assets to recoup his losses.

  6. Consumer bureau orders debt collection agency to shut down ...

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    CFPB, which is charged with enforcing consumer protection laws, ordered the company to immediately shut down, banning it from “participating in or assisting others in any debt collection ...

  7. Debt collection - Wikipedia

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    A debt collection bureau in Minnesota. Debt collection or cash collection is the process of pursuing payments of money or other agreed-upon value owed to a creditor. The debtors may be individuals or businesses. An organization that specializes in debt collection is known as a collection agency or debt collector. [1]

  8. How some cities are buying medical debt - AOL

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    "Medical debt is a huge problem in that it impacts residents' financial stability, their mental health, and their physical health," said Jennifer Holloway of the nonprofit legal aid organization ...

  9. Debt monetization - Wikipedia

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    Debt monetization or monetary financing is the practice of a government borrowing money from the central bank to finance public spending instead of selling bonds to private investors or raising taxes. The central banks who buy government debt, are essentially creating new money in the process to do so.