Debt buyer — A debt buyer is a company, sometimes a collection agency or a private debt collection law firm, that purchases delinquent or charged off debts from a creditor for a fraction of the face value of the debt. The debt buyer can then collect on its… … Wikipedia
Debt settlement — Debt settlement, also known as debt arbitration, debt negotiation or credit settlement, is an approach to debt reduction in which the debtor and creditor agree on a reduced balance that will be regarded as payment in full.[1] Debt settlement is… … Wikipedia
Debt relief — is the partial or total forgiveness of debt, or the slowing or stopping of debt growth, owed by individuals, corporations, or nations. From antiquity through the 19th century, it refers to domestic debts, in particular agricultural debts and… … Wikipedia
Debt restructuring — is a process that allows a private or public company – or a sovereign entity – facing cash flow problems and financial distress, to reduce and renegotiate its delinquent debts in order to improve or restore liquidity and rehabilitate so that it… … Wikipedia
Debt evasion — is the intentional act of trying to avoid attempts by creditors to collect or pursue one s debt. At an elementary level, this includes the refusal to answer one s phone by screening one s calls or by ignoring mailed notices informing the debtor… … Wikipedia
buyer in ordinary course of business — buy·er in or·di·nary course of business: a bona fide purchaser who in a normal or regular business procedure buys goods from a seller in the business of selling goods of that kind ◇ Under the Uniform Commercial Code a buyer in ordinary course of… … Law dictionary
Debt Buyer — A company that purchases debt from creditors at a discount. Debt buyers, such as a collection agencies or a private debt collection law firm, buys delinquent or charged off debt at a fraction of the debt’s face value. The debt buyer then… … Investment dictionary
Debt — For other uses, see Debt (disambiguation). Personal finance Credit and debt Pawnbroker Student loan Employment contract … Wikipedia
Debt levels and flows — Public debt as a percent of GDP (2010) … Wikipedia
Debt-snowball method — The debt snowball method is a debt reduction strategy, whereby one who owes on more than one account pays off the accounts starting with the smallest balances first while paying the minimum on larger debts. Once the smallest debt is paid off, one … Wikipedia