Collection Agency License Boards Listed by State

Here is where you can file a complaint against collection agencies check a collection agency status.

All US States are listed below for you to validate collection agency's licenses and other tools.

This is an awesome tool for those who have a collection agency after them.

Once you go to the below site look around for Verify a License or Check a Company something in that nature. You will find mounds of information.

The States listed below require a Collection Agency to have a Collections License in order to Collect in your State.

• Alaska
• Arizona
• Arkansas
• Colorado
• Connecticut
• Florida
• Hawaii
• Idaho
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Louisiana
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Nebraska
• Nevada
• New Mexico
• North Carolina
• Oregon
• Tennessee
• Wyoming
• Washington

states that do not require licenses

California, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Montana, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania & South Carolina.

LICENSES

There are strict laws for most of the States in regards to Collection Agencies collecting without a license. Make sure that you are smart and check out the company that is trying to collect from your before doing any business with them.

If they are not licensed in the State that you reside in and are trying to collect chances are that they will go away if you don't answer them. Always remember to keep in mind that you should always send them a Debt Validation letter.

If they are in another State they cannot collect in your State if they are not licensed to do so. They can however, hire an attorney or another collection agency to collect for them in the State they need collecting. That's why it is imperative to send a debt validation letter to the company.

Found an Unlicensed Collection Agency

Call your Attorney Generals office and file a complaint. Almost all States have their Attorney Generals office complaints online see if yours does and complain.

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