You can report most collection agency harassment right online. It is best if you have the dates and times and know exactly what they said or did.
To report them for harassment it does not matter if they broke the law. All that matters is that you were uncomfortable with how they treated you.
- Federal Trade Commission – Online Complaint Form
- The FTC receives thousands of complaints a day about abusive collection agencies. While they may not investigate you individual complaint if enough people complain about a specific collection agency they will step in.
They have closed down many abusive collection agencies and levy huge fines against several each year.
- State Attorney General
- Report them to your State’s Attorney General and Theris!
- The Better Business Bureau
- Enough Said
- The ACA
- This is a collection Agency Trade Association. Even if they are not a member take the time to report them.
- Document their abuse
- That is a simple self help way to document their abuse. It may help you recover damages against a collection agency if you decide to take them to court.