Category: judgment collection

We know how frustrating it can be to attempt to recover a money judgment only through limited phone calls and form letters. Frustration mounts as those phone calls and letters fail to produce results. But did you know there is a way to move forward? You can move beyond the simple phone call and...

The judgment collection space is dominated by terms people outside of the industry do not normally recognize. One such term is the ‘judgment collection loop’. Needless to say, getting caught in the loop isn’t good. How do you avoid doing so? By working with a judgment collection...

It is not unusual for judgment creditors to ask about normal contingency fees before deciding to proceed with turning a judgment over to a collection agency. Unfortunately, it’s not possible to provide a black-and-white answer. Every case is different. Each case’s fee structure is...

Every now and again we get requests from companies looking for help to recover standard debts. We cannot help them. We are a specialized collection agency focusing exclusively on money judgments. So what’s the difference? Standard and judgment collection agencies differ in a lot of the...

Have you ever tried to do your family’s genealogy? If so, you probably appreciate how frustrating it can be to reach a dead end due to what appears to be a lack of information. We experience similar dead ends when running asset searches on judgment debtors. So in a sense, running an asset...

A winning plaintiff in a civil court case has a big job ahead of him if the judgment in his favor includes a monetary award. Rather than just being a plaintiff, he is now a judgment creditor with an outstanding debt he is entitled to collect. Now is when the real work begins. Collecting...

It has been our experience that a lot of judgment creditors really don’t want to continue pursuing legal remedies to get paid what they rightly owed. They have had enough of civil court and all that comes with it. They would rather negotiate with their debtors to reach some sort of...

Judgment creditors win cases against debtors every day. Sometimes we wonder how many of those creditors realize the financial implications of winning at the moment the judge’s gavel falls. Why? Because the hidden costs of DIY collection are very real. We recommend bringing in a collection...

Regular readers of our blog are aware that we mention skip tracing from time to time. If you are new to our brand, you might not know what skip tracing is or how useful it is to judgment collection. No worries. Your questions will be answered by the time you finish reading this post....

Whenever Judgment Collectors takes a new case, we start by looking at all the available information pertaining to the debtor’s income and assets. Our position on this does not differ from a judgment creditor who attempts collection on their own. Information is key to figuring out how to...