Experian credit bureau is offering a new service which was covered on National Public Radio the other day. It's called Collection Triggers and it gives collection agencies a new lease on their older debts by forwarding information from individual credit reports - positive information such as paying off debt, or a rising credit score. Collection agencies are very glad to hear that things are going better and immediately demand payment on older debts. So a barrage of phone calls usually accompanies any gain in credit status. Some consumer groups are crying foul.

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