debt collector
Owes-money pursuer
A debt collector is a person or company that pursues payment of debts owed by individuals or businesses.
Debt collectors may work for the original creditor or for third-party agencies that buy delinquent accounts.
The term often carries negative connotations due to aggressive collection tactics: The debt collectors kept calling at all hours.
- dunningPursuing overdue accounts
- garnishmentCourt-ordered debt collection
- bailiffLegal proceeding overseer
- skip tracingLocating absconded individuals
- third partyUninvolved outside entity
asset seizure · outstanding balance · threat · pay up · demand · phone calls · bankruptcy law · statute of limitations · notice · process server · fear · repayment plan · small claims court · harassment · settlement offer · cease and desist · call · repo
- debt collectors
- debtcreditor, owe, lender, unpaid, borrower
- phone callsphone number, robocall, cell number, cold call, mobile number
- callerstelemarketer, robocall, cold caller, solicitor, wrong number
- service workersserver, waiter, waitress, bartender, barista
- debt collectiongarnishment, late payments, delinquent accounts, arrears, skip tracing
debt collectorlender
One who loans money
loan officer · money lender · creditor · debtor · benefactor
debt collectorphilanthropist
Donor to charitable causes
benefactor · donor · patron · financial aid officer · Robin Hood
collect, debt, collection, collected, collecting, debts, collector, indebted, recollect