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Selling Debt Collection Agency

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November 13, 2025

Selling a Collection Agency: An Exit-Planning Guide

Selling a collection agency is a transaction-preparation exercise as much as a valuation exercise. A seller should present reliable financial and operating records, examine consumer-collection compliance and data-handling risks, and negotiate a structure and transition plan that reflect the actual business being transferred.

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January 18, 2025

Can Courts Sell Unpaid Court Fees? A Compliance Framework

Courts may be able to sell, assign, or outsource collection of unpaid court obligations only when their governing law, court orders, and procurement rules permit it. Because fees, fines, restitution, and civil judgments can follow different rules, each account type needs legal and operational review before any transfer.

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