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For some reason a gathering of mid-level bankruptcy professionals made it into the news recently. They met at a bar, some networked, others found new clients, and others just came for the fun. Sources reveal that all of the young executives were having an enjoyable time.

Bankruptcies can hang on your credit report for up to 10 years and can butcher your credit score by hundreds of points. But by using these tactics, you could improve your credit score and become creditworthy several years before the bankruptcy drops off your credit report.

No matter what you do to try and weed out potential deadbeat customers, sooner or later one or more accounts will 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 just 50% of the amount due and after a year that amount drops to only 25% of the original debt. If you are serious about turning a profit, there are three ways to handle the collection on past due accounts; in house efforts, hiring a collection agency, or taking legal action.

The collections industry has grown quite large in the past couple of years. The reason for this is that collections and recoveries are typically outsourced business functions. It would be unthinkable for a creditor to try to handle retrieving debt from all of their accounts, so the creditors call upon the collections agencies.

Depending on how the person who owes money reacts to the demand will have a large effect on what additional notices (if any) the collections company will pick from its library. Voluntary resolution (e.g. making payment arrangements and/or partial payments) might result in letters with a gentler tone. Deceptive or belligerent reactions from the debtor might result in a more threatening tone.

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.

According to the FBI, jury scams have existed for years. What happens is that someone will call you, telling you that you have missed jury duty, and then asks for personal information to stop you from getting arrested. But if you give the conman what he wants, you could lose your identity.

The city of Detroit has spent almost $50 million since 2004 tearing down deserted buildings. Getting rid of the eyesores has been beneficial, but feeble collection efforts have left taxpayers footing the bill.

Would you be embarrassed if someone in atop hat and tuxedo followed you into a restaurant and silently joined your lunch date? How about a trio of men with more to love dressed like superheroes asking your neighbors for donations to assist you in your financial situation?