Inside The Dark, Lucrative World Of Debt Collection • Discoverology

Inside The Dark, Lucrative World Of Debt Collection

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A dizzying array of variables affects a portfolio of debt’s true potential — the age of the debt, how many agencies have tried to collect on it, the size of the balances, the type of credit card, where the debtors live and the current economic climate.

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