You received a settlement offer from a credit card company meanwhile it was turned over to a collections group.How do you get the collections group to turn the case back to credit card company?

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If the collectors are an agency acting for the original creditor you can contact the OC to ascertain if the settlement offer is still valid. If the collector is a third pary agency that has purchased the account from the OC, any settlement negotiation will have to be done with them.

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