Collections

1st NationWide has the people, process, and products to maximize collections effectiveness. We are a full-service collection agency with experienced staff trained to effect individual, commercial, retail, professional services, medical and judgment collections with the resources of advanced software and proprietary databases, and a nationwide agency and attorney network.

Our rates are competitive, our effectiveness is superior. We offer competitive rates to a broad base of commercial and retail clients from small businesses to large corporations in all product and service industries, including medical services.

Additionally, we provide collections services to individual creditors with single placements over $5,000 and judgment creditors when their awards are over $5,000.

Fully accredited and authorized. 1st Nationwide is a fully accredited collection agency with active membership in ACA International, the Association of Credit and Collection professionals, formerly known as the American Collectors Association Inc.

Our collectors are trained to work within the guidelines of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) through a series of consistent, professional communications and dialog with debtors that:

• Gets them to acknowledge their debts
• Generates dispute resolution
• Determines their willingness and ability to pay
• Motivates them to resolve their debts today to avoid further credit and asset loss consequences

1st Nationwide is a collection agency with full credit reporting capabilities to the three major bureaus: Experian, Equifax and TransUnion.

Electronic file transfer and reporting available. For large volume commercial and retail clients, 1st Nationwide offers outsourced business solutions to help companies resolve their volume accounts. 1st NationWide's can customize its services to balance receiving payments on small and/or large dollar accounts while providing customer service and customer retainment.

By utilizing 1st NationWide's full-service collection resources, clients experience vast improvements in their volume, collection effectiveness and customer retention without the burden of managing an accounts receivable servicing department, it's infrastructure, process and staff.

The range of outsourced business solutions options include 1st party notification and customer service, early delinquency resolution, and 3rd party collection services. See Business Solutions.