This guide will help you craft letters that get results while keeping things professional. Key Takeaways Personalize your debt collection letters to make them more effective.

A collection letter violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) because it stated that the debtor could only dispute the debt in writing, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second ...

The Second Circuit’s decision clarified that, under the FDCPA, collection letters are not required to inform consumers of the debt’s constituent components, or the rates by which the debt may ...

After pausing during the pandemic, the IRS is sending out LT38 Notices for the first time in two years. Don't panic. Also don't ignore them.

When I requested a second green bin, the city said that the property is too small at 9,000 square feet. It must be at least 10,000.

The Letters of Emily Dickinson collects 1,304 letters, starting with one she wrote at age 11. Her singular voice comes into its own in the letters of the 1860s, which often blur into poems.

The letter is among 12 pieces of correspondence from poet and novelist Sylvia Plath ’55 to Marion Freeman—the mother of a childhood friend of Plath’s from Winthrop, Mass. Plath’s friend, Ruth Geissler ...

But how do you let the collection agencies know you mean business and want the harassment to stop? That’s where a “drop dead” letter can help. What is a “drop dead” letter?

Yes, you can. A “drop dead” letter, while keeping collection agencies out of your face, doesn’t expunge your responsibility to pay a debt that you legitimately owe.