The 5 Elements of the Highly Effective Debt Collector: How to Become a Top Performing Debt Collector in Less Than 30 Days!!! the Powerful Training System for Developing Efficient, Effective & Top Performing Debt Collectors
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Timothy J. Daye
Timothy J. Daye is a graduate of Fayetteville State University and received a Bachelors of Science degree in Managerial Economics, with a concentration in Marketing. He is the President of Klein Dunlow & Associates LLC, a collections management consulting firm specializing in executive team development and organizational health. With a combined 20 years of experience in the sales and collections industries, he brings a unique and powerful perspective on how to train, manage, and motivate within the debt collections sphere. Timothy currently lives in Atlanta Ga. and can be contacted at [email protected] or through the company website www.5elementsfordebtcollections.com.
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The 5 Elements of the Highly Effective Debt Collector - Timothy J. Daye
Contents
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
Different Types of Debt
Creditor’s Remedies for Unpaid Debt
Bankruptcy
Differences Between First Party
& Third Party Collections
Introduction
Language is King
Element #1:
Voicemail Message Leaving
Element #2:
The Talk-Off
Element #3:
Rebuttals
Element #4:
The Reference Relay
Element #5:
File Management
Conclusion
Debt Terms
Reference
I would like to give a special thanks to CEO Tommy Moore, COO Blaise Rodon, Diane Reinari, Alisha Campbell, Toni Mckinney, Helena Barber and all my dear friends at First Investors. I am truly graceful for the opportunity to have worked for this great organization. This dynamic company gave me the discipline and direction I needed to take my ability to the next level. For this I will be forever indebted.
I would also like to give an individual salute to collection manager Tungi Davis. Thanks for recognizing my talent and taking a special interest in my early development; also for pushing me to understand that for my talent level, simply being number one was not enough.
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), is a United States statute added in 1978 as Title VIII of the Consumer Credit Protection Act. The purpose of the Act was to set forth specifics as to how persons collecting a debt may behave toward individuals owing a debt and promote fair debt collection. The Act also provides consumers with an avenue for disputing and obtaining validation of debt information in order to ensure the information’s accuracy. In essence it creates guidelines under which debt collectors may conduct business, defines rights of consumers involved with debt collectors, and prescribes penalties and remedies for violations of the Act. These sections apply not only to actual collection agencies, but people acting as debt collectors.
Contacting the debtor
Debtors may not be contacted at unusual or inconvenient times (before 8 a.m. and after 9 p.m.) or at work if the debtor is not permitted to accept such calls at their work place. A collector may not call repeatedly nor call without identifying who they are. A collector may not cause a debtor to be responsible for the cost of a call, such as calling collect. A collector may not identify him/herself as being a part of law enforcement or as an attorney. A collector may not harass, oppress, or abuse the debtor. A collector may not use or threaten to use violence or harm to the debtor or anyone connected to the debtor, or damage a debtor’s reputation. If the debtor has an attorney, a collector must speak with that attorney and not the debtor, unless the debtor gives the collector permission. (FDCPA, Sec. 1692(c) and (d).)
A collector may not use obscene language. A debtor’s name may not be published on a deadbeat list. If you contact a debtor and if he/she instructs you not to call them again you must adhere to this request, and you may only notify the debtor by mail as to the status of their account. (FDCPA, Sec. 1692(c) through (f).)
A collector cannot deceive a debtor as to the amount of debt, nor can threaten to take action against the debtor that the creditor and/or agency do not intend to take. A collector cannot use unfair or outrageous attempts to collect a debt; such as adding interest or fees not part of the original debt, asking for a postdated check by threatening the debtor with criminal action, accepting a check that is more than five days postdated unless a collector notifies the debtor three to ten days before cashing the check. A collector may not deposit a postdated check before the date assigned. (FDCPA, Sec. 1692(f).)
Mailed correspondences to the debtor
When sending mailed correspondences to a debtor, it must not appear to be or resemble court documents or correspondences from a government agency or from an attorney. The envelope used must be plain and cannot indicate anywhere on it that it is in reference to the collection of a debt or that it is from a collection agency. (FDCPA, Sec. 1692(e).)
Contact with a Third Party
As a collector you must give your name when contacting a third party (persons other than the individual that owes the debt). A collector must state that he/she is confirming or correcting residential or employment information for the debtor. If asked, a collector may give the agency that he/she works for, however a collector may not at any point discuss the debt with the third party. A collector may not call a third party more than once unless the collector received incorrect or incomplete information or unless the third party gives permission. (FDCPA, Sec. 16929(b).)
Debtor’s remedies if provisions are violated
Debtors may send a letter to their state attorney general detailing the violation. They may also send a letter to the Federal Trade Commission in their region.
The debtor may also bring the case to small claims court for punitive damages and can be rewarded up to $1000.00. (FDCPA, Sec. 1692(k).)
Different Types of Debt
Secured loans
Secured loans are loans where an individual borrows money from a creditor to buy a certain item and give the creditor a security interest or collateral in the item. When an individual for example takes out a car loan, he/she gives the creditor the right to take (repossess) the car if he/she does not pay the loan. A Mortgage is a type of secured loan.
Unsecured loans
An unsecured loan occurs when creditors lend an individual money and the creditors, do not have a security interest in anything the person owns. An example of an unsecured loan is a credit card. However, a credit card that is secured through an individual’s bank account is considered a secured loan, because the creditor can seize the debtor’s bank account if the debt is not paid. A Student loan is a form of an unsecured loan.
Taxes
Taxes are an amount owed to the state or federal government.
Creditor’s Remedies for Unpaid Debt
In the case a debtor does not pay a debt, there are several legal avenues a creditor can pursue.
Wage Attachment
Creditors have the right to look to a debtor’s wages as a means to seek repayment for a