According to Lexis Nexus, “35 percent of delinquent debtors move annually, and half of all accounts received for collections require some form of skip-tracing.”

We call our streamlined process of finding a skip, Skip Tracking. We have two advantages over our competitors. The first advantage is our belief that even though debtors cannot be found today, that does not mean we will never find them. We continue to attempt to find the debtor four or five times after their first skip. Our second advantage is our technology used in batch processing accounts for skips. We export skipped debtor’s information from our collection system, and within a few hours, we receive the results back from our data suppliers. The new information is then uploaded into the debtor file. Batch processing allows us to put more “out-bound phone contacts” into the account because we are not spending our time manually skipping accounts. To learn more about our Skip Tracking process, Click Here.

Americollect lists accounts that we feel are true and accurate on three major credit bureaus:

• TransUnion
• Experian
• Equifax

We list accounts that are above $10 to Experian and Equifax, and accounts above $50 to TransUnion. Our procedure is that after 30 days, accounts can be listed on the non-payer’s credit file. Extensions are given regularly to non-payers who work out payment arrangements. Our goal is not to put a bad mark on their credit file, but a paid-in-full on your ledger.

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Early-Out Program - When you have budget cuts and staff reduction, Americollect can act as your assistant to add the finishing touch on accounts that are not quite ready for full collection. With the early-out program we work your accounts as an agent of your facility and not as a collection service. We use your letterhead and make phone attempts in your name. Americollect will work with you to develop letters and telephone scripts. Americollect helps you improve your effectiveness, reduce your overhead, and increase your cash flow by using our economy-of-scale for phone calls and letter attempts.

Pre-Collect Service - When a non-payer pays-in-full on our first notice, it can be an annoyance to our clients. That is why we offer Pre-Collect Service. We send out a letter in Americollect’s name before we start full collections. It is a simple, inexpensive, and highly effective approach to reduce your accounts receivables while increasing your cash flow for those easy to collect accounts.

Mail Return Service - If Skip Tracking (a.k.a. finding a non-payer's address or phone number) is not your strong point let Americollect help. Our Mail Return Service will use our Skip Tracking resources to search skipped non-payers. You can either forward us your mail returns or an electronic file of your accounts. To learn more about our Skip Tracking process, Click Here.

NCOA - National Change of Address is a program that we develop monthly and provide free of charge to our clients. Each month, we email a listing from NCOA of all accounts that have changed address.

Training - Americollect offers a variety of training seminars that teach cellular companies to improve in-house collections. Onsite training is available to your staff free of charge or if you prefer you can have your staff train at Americollect. The seminars can be as long or as short as you need. To see a list of seminars please contact us at the information below.