PENDING LEGISLATION REGARDING DEBT COLLECTION WE NEED OUR MEMBERS TO ACT NOW
Proposed language in a Senate bill and drafted language in a Democratic COVID-19 relief bill are troubling for NACM membership, and the proposed language would impact debt collection throughout the duration of the emergency declaration. Debt collection that commenced before the declaration could continue, but efforts to collect unpaid debts would be seriously curtailed.
The definition of a debt collector, as currently drafted, would include all NACM members. Business-to-business extension of credit is included in the collections prohibitions. Additionally, neither interest or fees could be added to unpaid debts after the end of the COVID-19 emergency. You can find details at https://www.nacmconnect.org/wp-content/uploads/2020PDF/CC/COVID-19-Legislation-Update.pdf
We need ALL NACM Connect members to write to their Congressional Representatives and Senators today. The sample letter you can find at this link https://www.nacmconnect.org/wp-content/uploads/2020PDF/CC/NACM-S-3565-Letter.docx
Congressional Representatives and Senators can be found via the links below.
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Please make time today to send these letters to your representatives. Passage as written could severely and negatively impact your collection activities.
Thank you,
Phillip Lattanzio, CCE
President and COO
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NACM Connect is a trade association for commercial credit professionals. Virtually every business transaction that concerns another business involves credit, so NACM Connect provides services and information to assist its members in all facets of their work activities. The association offers credit groups, credit reports, credit references, credit application processing, collections services, credit law information and more.
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