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Bill collections & debt repayment

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Collection agencies collect unpaid debts or locate debtors for others. Debt repayment agencies charge a fee to negotiate payment arrangements for people who owe money. The Fair Trading Act and the... More ≫

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Collection agencies collect unpaid debts or locate debtors for others. Debt repayment agencies charge a fee to negotiate payment arrangements for people who owe money. The Fair Trading Act and the Collection and Debt Repayment Practices Regulation identify the rules these businesses and the people working for them must follow.

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Recouvrement de factures et remboursement de dettes

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Les agences de recouvrement recouvrent des dettes impayées ou trouvent des débiteurs pour le compte d’autres personnes. Les agences de remboursement de dettes, quant à elles, facturent des frais... More ≫

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Les agences de recouvrement recouvrent des dettes impayées ou trouvent des débiteurs pour le compte d’autres personnes. Les agences de remboursement de dettes, quant à elles, facturent des frais pour négocier des ententes en matière de remboursement au nom de personnes endettées. La loi sur la protection des consommateurs et consommatrices (Consumer Protection Act) et le règlement sur les pratiques en matière de recouvrement et de remboursement de dettes (Collection and Debt Repayment Practices Regulation) définissent les règles imposées aux entreprises et aux personnes qui travaillent pour elles.

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Collection agency compliance standards

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Direction for businesses required to be licensed by the Consumer Protection Act under the Collection and Debt Repayment Practices Regulation.

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Director's Order: DebtCollect Inc. o/a DCI

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Director's order imposed on DebtCollect Inc. o/a DCI to stop providing false or misleading information to reporting agencies with respect to debt owed by Albertans, to not represent itself as a... More ≫

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Director's order imposed on DebtCollect Inc. o/a DCI to stop providing false or misleading information to reporting agencies with respect to debt owed by Albertans, to not represent itself as a collection agency until appropriately licensed under the Consumer Protection Act, to not provide false or misleading information to any person in Alberta with respect to credit history, credit reporting, alleged debts, obligations, or consequences for a failure to repay, and to cease engaging in collection activity where a person has informed DebtCollect Inc. that the person is not the debtor, unless DebtCollect Inc. first takes all reasonable precautions to ensure that the person is in fact the debtor.

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Notice of Administrative Penalty: National Credit Recovery Inc. (2)

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Administrative penalty of $750 imposed on National Credit Recovery Inc. as a result of contraventions of the Consumer Protection Act.

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Notice of Administrative Penalty: Financial Debt Recovery Limited (2)

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Administrative penalty of $10,000 imposed on Financial Debt Recovery Limited as a result of contraventions of the Fair Trading Act and the Collection and Debt Repayment Practices Regulation.

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Undertaking: Credit Bureau of Canada Collections o/a Collectcents

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Undertaking made by Credit Bureau of Canada Collections o/a Collectcents to the Director of Fair Trading in acknowledgement of wrongfully failing to comply with the provisions of the Fair Trading... More ≫

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Undertaking made by Credit Bureau of Canada Collections o/a Collectcents to the Director of Fair Trading in acknowledgement of wrongfully failing to comply with the provisions of the Fair Trading Act and the Collection and Debt Repayment Practices Regulation.

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Director's Order: Sylvia Ogrodzinski / Earth Edge Consulting Ltd.

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Director's order imposed on Sylvia Ogrodzinski and Earth Edge Consulting Ltd. to cease engaging in collection activities in Alberta.

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Undertaking: CBV Collection Services Ltd.

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Undertaking made by CBV Collection Services Ltd. to the Director of Fair Trading in acknowledgement of wrongfully failing to comply with the provisions of the Fair Trading Act and the Collection... More ≫

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Undertaking made by CBV Collection Services Ltd. to the Director of Fair Trading in acknowledgement of wrongfully failing to comply with the provisions of the Fair Trading Act and the Collection and Debt Repayment Practices Regulation.

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Undertaking: Financial Debt Recovery Limited

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Undertaking made by Financial Debt Recovery Limited to the Director of Fair Trading in acknowledgement of wrongfully failing to comply with the provisions of the Fair Trading Act and the... More ≫

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Undertaking made by Financial Debt Recovery Limited to the Director of Fair Trading in acknowledgement of wrongfully failing to comply with the provisions of the Fair Trading Act and the Collection and Debt Repayment Practices Regulation.

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