business terms list

Dec 20
2007

business terms list
What does the term: “possible credit abuser” mean in the terms of a collection agency?

I just got a status update report from the credit and collections company that I work with. I reported several people who owe money to my corporation a few months ago. One person is listed as “possible credit abuser.”
What does this term mean?
Serious answers please. I would prefer to hear from people either in the business of collections or credit reporting.

Thanks!

The term “possible credit abuser” refers to someone who may do any of the following: (1) May be routinely late on payments, (2) May get credit cards and run them up to the limit, (3) May have too many credit obligations as compared to their income — like a house payment, two car payments, and several credit cards where the monthly payments exceed half their gross income. This is in contrast to someone who is listed as a “credit risk” because those people usually have repossessions and/or foreclosures on their record, or they usually have credit obligations that have been referred to collections agencies.

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