A Former Debt Collector's Unpaid Bills

Death, Sex & Money

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Business, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Careers, Relationships, Sexuality

4.6 • 7.6K Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2019

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Angela worked in the collections industry for 15 years. Now, she's banned from the industry for life⁠—and is getting collection calls after falling behind on her own bills. We're still collecting your stories about the moments where race became a flashpoint in a friendship. Is there a conversation you had that you’re still thinking about? Something you couldn’t work through with a friend? Write us an email or record a quick voice memo and send it to [email protected] Don't miss our weekly newsletter! Sign up at deathsexmoney.org/newsletter and we'll send you weekly audio picks, behind the scenes updates and letters from our listener inbox. Follow the show on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @deathsexmoney. Got a story to share? Email us any time at [email protected].

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0:00.0	You know you say to somebody they're like oh what do you do for a living? Well I'm in collections. Oh you're one of those you know
0:06.9	But I actually even today still feel like I was serving a really important purpose
0:12.3	Which was what was to? still feel like I was serving a really important purpose.
0:12.7	Which was what?
0:14.2	Was to recoup the funds into the economy that the banks and the lenders have let go to the
0:21.9	wayside? The dirty little secret is that the the This is death, sex and money.
0:35.0	Debts, screaming phone calls, bill collectors at the door.
0:38.0	The show from WNYC about the things we think about a lot.
0:42.0	You're going to get us killed over some shoes.
0:44.0	And need to talk about more.
0:46.0	Please listen to me. I love you, okay?
0:48.0	I'm Anna Sale.
0:50.0	71 million adults in the US have debt in collections.
0:57.0	When a bill or loan goes unpaid for several months,
1:00.0	the debt gets transferred to a collection agency.
1:02.0	It shows up on your credit report, you might be. the debt gets transferred to a collection agency.
1:02.8	It shows up on your credit report, you might get collection notices in the mail, and the
1:07.4	calls start coming.
1:08.6	Typically on the front of the screen you're going to be given the person's name their address,
1:14.8	length of delinquency, if they've made any payments.
1:19.0	This is Angela.
1:20.2	She asked us not to use her last name.
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