How do collection agencies get info?

I have not paid my cc bill in 1 year+ as just a boat load of mishaps in my life. I intend on paying what I owe and ofcourse some type of penalty. The collections agency has not conformed with the law as far as no harassment (I looked it up). I then looked...

I keep getting calls from collection agencies 2-3 times a year for a period of week or two for each time asking for someone with my last name whom I do not know. The phone number is my cell phone number, but I ported it from my land line a year or two...

I'm trying to clean up my credit report. The first thing I did was pull my credit report. Next I called the collections agencies and tried negotiating with them to have the information removed from my credit report when I pay off my balance. Each agent...

Collection agencies call my house DAILY to find a person that I supposed used to have my phone number (we've had our current phone number for about a year now). When I answer the phone, I only get a recording that will not let me speak to someone without...

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I keep getting phone calls from collection agencies asking for a woman that I don't know and who has never lived at my address. When I looked her up on the internet, she has an address and a phone number (that's NOTHING close to mine, BTW). I've told...

I'm just trying to get my credit straightened out. I have a friend that's helping, but he needs these letters. I don't have any, they have either never sent one, or have stopped sending them. I am really at a loss right now because i have searched google...

Collection agencies calling about my sister - she has always had money problems. How did they get my number? W

For instance if someone has been in credit-card debt since 2001, then why would collection agencies still send letters now and then if they know they can't legally get money off ...show more