Bill and account collectors try to recover payment on overdue bills. They negotiate repayment plans and help people find solutions to make it easier to pay their overdue bills.
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- Bill and Account Collectors
Finance
What do they typically do
- Find consumers and businesses who have overdue bills
- Track down people who have an out-of-date address by using online, postal, credit bureau, and personal sources—a process known as skip tracing
- Inform people that they have an overdue bill and try to negotiate a payment
- Explain the terms of sale or contract, when necessary
- Learn the reasons for the overdue bills, which can help with the negotiations
- Offer credit advice or refer people to a debt counselor, when appropriate
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Job Growth -0.6%
Job Openings 798
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