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The U.S. Government Pays Debt Collectors $40 For Every $1 They Collect…
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No wonder they never stop calling people. At those rates, neither would I.


Quote:The U.S. government pays professional debt collecting agencies, on average, nearly 40 times the value of what they collect, according to joint research released Tuesday from the Consumer Financial Protections Bureau and government filings.

The federal government is annually dolling out an average of $1 billion to debt collectors to retrieve borrowers delinquent debt, Bloomberg reports. Of course, it is American taxpayers, not the government, that are shouldering this hefty sum.

Currently, the government is particularly interested in retrieving outstanding student loan debt. Student loans are one of the most common and largest forms of borrowing in recent years, as families still hold to the belief that a college education is necessary for achieving the “American Dream.” The total value of outstanding student loans eclipses $1.3 trillion in 2017.

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Efficiency thy name is the United States Treasury...
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It's not about the money. It's the control.
05-22-2017 10:23 PM
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(05-22-2017 10:23 PM)Claw Wrote:  It's not about the money. It's the control.

Exactly.
05-22-2017 11:04 PM
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Well its both. If they didnt go after the people who don't pay, a lot fewer people would pay.
05-22-2017 11:08 PM
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