Illinois Collection Agencies

Illinois collection agencies are a smart business solution when dealing with customers who owe you money won't pay.

Illinois businesses face a number of collections problems. Unpaid bad debt creates negative cash flow for your business.

If your in house collections efforts are not consistent and effective, you lose not only money, but productivity as well, because you're having to dedicate labor time to "chasing after" these delinquent accounts.

To better recover on these past due accounts, many Illinois businesses turn to Illinois collection agencies.

How Can An Illinois Collection Agency Help Me?

An Illinois debt collection agency can help your business collect its bad debts by:

Mail
Typically, collection agencies make use of a number of letters sent to the debtor, called demand letters. These are often very effective in getting the debtor's attention, especially since they're coming from a neutral third party. They're written to remind them of their obligations, and get them to pay or make payment arrangements to satisfy the debt.

Phone
If, after a series of demand letters don't prove effective, an Illinois collection agency will then make phone calls to the debtor.

Legal Options
Illinois debt collection companies often can take legal action, up to and including filing suit, if both the demand letters or phone calls haven't been successful.

Areas Served in Illinois

Illinois collection agencies offer coverage statewide, including:

• Chicago
• Rockford
• Aurora
• Naperville
• Peoria
• Springfield
• Joliet
• Elgin
• Waukegan
• Cicero

Choosing An Illinois Commercial Collection Agency

When choosing an Illinois collection agency, here are a few areas to pay attention to:

Debt Collection Techniques

• ask for sample demand letters that they will be sending to your clients. You want to make sure the language is both strong enough to get their attention, but doesn't alienate your customers. You also want to make sure they abide by the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), and other state collections laws.

  The FDCPA forbids abusive, threatening and obscene language when dealing with debtors, and that they be treated with respect.

• Ask how is debtor information forwarded to the collection agency.
• When and how is collected monies sent to your business.
• How can your business monitor the collections activity.

Company History and Reputation
Ask for references of other similar businesses they've worked with; ask how long they've been in business. Many agencies come and go, so make sure you're dealing with an Illinois collection agency that has stability.

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Illinois Collection Agency Summary Laws

• Illinois Collection Laws Interest Rate
  
  Legal: 5%
  Judgment: 9%
  
  
• Illinois Collection Laws Statute Of Limitations (Years)
  
  Sales (UCC): 4
  Open account: 5
  Written Contract: 10
  

  Domestic Judgment: 20
  Foreign Judgment: Same as foreign jurisdiction
  
  

• Illinois Collection Laws Bad Check Laws (NSF) (Civil Penalty)
  
  Triple check amount up to $500, attorney fees & court costs



• Illinois Collection Laws General Garnishment Exemptions
  
  15% of gross wages or disposable earnings for workweek up to 45 x Federal minimum hourly wage, whichever is greater





• Illinois Collection Laws Collection Agency Bond & Licensing Rules
  
  Bond: $25,000
  License: Yes
  Fee:
  $750 - Original
  $750 - Renewal
  Exemption for out-of-state collectors: Out-of-state collectors may be exempt if [1] not soliciting accounts in Illinois; [2] their state of residence has laws which provide similar reciprocity (allow out-of-state agencies to collect only); and [3] the state in which the non-Illinois agency resides extends the same privileges to out-of-state agencies.

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