Aargon Agency, Inc. (Aargon) is a third-party debt collection agency based in Nevada. Aargon has received consumer complaints alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), such as using false or misleading information in an effort to collect a debt and sharing information about debts with unauthorized third parties. Through the Years, this collection agency has expanded into a group of companies that include Total Credit Recovery, TheMedicalBill.com, Aargon Funding, Excelon Executive, and APM Tenant Management. If Aargon has contacted you about delinquent financial obligations, make sure you understand your rights before you take action.
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They’re legit. According to the Better Business Bureau (BBB), Aargon Agency, Inc. was founded in February and incorporated in March 1996. The BBB established a profile page for Aargon in November 1996, and Aargon has been a BBB-accredited business since 2011. The BBB lists Aargon as a collection agency that uses the alternate business name, Aargon Collection Agency, Inc. Buzzfile estimates Aargon Agency’s annual revenue at $9.6 million and the size of its headquarters staff at 100 employees, with an estimated 125 total employees across all locations.
According to its website, Aargon “offers comprehensive debt collection agency services nationwide.” Aargon states that its “strengths are based on innovative, resourceful, and compliant debt collection practices that are continuously developed using the latest technology.” Aargon’s mission is to maximize the recovery of debt using “high-capacity, networked call centers in all US time zones and… the most highly trained debt collectors.”
Aargon collects delinquent debts for healthcare and medical service providers; utility service providers, including gas, water, and power; and telecommunications service providers, including telephone, television, internet, cable, and satellite services. In addition, Aargon offers three early-out divisions, including a medical pre-collection division, a first-party pre-collection division, and an extended business office services division.
Aargon’s third-party nationwide debt collection services utilize advanced call center technology and training with state-of-the-art call centers in Hawaii, Nevada, Colorado, Missouri, and Florida. Aargon also uses proprietary collection technology for obtaining “requested information such as proof of payments and copies of letters that have been sent.” Aargon also employs a staff of “debt collection attorneys who are highly trained and experienced in litigating cases involving the myriad laws, rules, and regulations that govern the collection industry.”
Aargon states that it maintains “strict compliance with all applicable state and federal laws, including but not limited to”: the Dodd-Frank Act, the Graham Leach Bliley Act (GLBA), the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA), the Service members Civil Relief Act (SCRA), the Fair Credit Transaction Act (FACTA), and the Telephone Consumers Protection Act (TCPA). Their website includes a contact form for inquiries addressed to the Compliance Officer, but there are no links or references to consumer protection resources or enforcement agencies.
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As of November 2019, the BBB has closed 23 complaints against Aargon in the preceding 3 years, with 4 complaints closed in the previous 12 months. All of those complaints cited problems with billing and collections. As of August 2013, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has closed 654 complaints involving Aargon. Justia lists at least 8 cases of civil litigation involving Aargon.
Aargon Agency, Inc.
8668 W. Spring Mountain Road
Las Vegas, NV 89117
Phone Number: 800-326-7118
Website: https://www.aargon.com/
It is illegal for a debt collector to make empty threats to sue you or garnish your wages. It is also unlikely Aargon would sue you for a debt you may not owe or they cannot validate. However, debt collection agencies are known to have summoned debtors to court and garnish wages after a default judgement. Contacting an attorney BEFORE this could possibly happen would be a smart move. We’ve helped thousands of consumers fight back against unscrupulous debt collection harassers. Find out if we can help you too today!
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In 2018, Aargon Collection Agency faced a proposed class action filed by a Texas consumer who claimed the company falsely threatened in a collection letter that his balance would increase.
Despite knowing full well that the plaintiff’s balance would not vary at any time, Aargon stated in a letter to the plaintiff that the “amount due on the day you pay may be greater” as a “deceptive collection tactic” aimed to get the man to make payment immediately, the lawsuit alleges. Such conduct serves the dual purpose of not only threatening the consumer into making quick payment, but also discouraging him from exercising of his Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) right to request validation of or dispute the debt within 30 days, the case argues.
Complaints against Aargon cite problems resulting from disputes about the validity of debts and the accuracy of information reported to credit reporting agencies. In June 2018, a complainant stated that an “unknown collection agency placed a collection on his report.” According to the complainant, he disputed the debt, but Aargon “did not provide actual verification.” He said he could not cite the account number for the delinquent bill “because he had…never heard from Aargon or the original creditor before.” Allegedly, his credit report indicates an account opening date of November 2017, with an outstanding balance of over $300.00. However, he stated that he had never received any calls, bills, or letters regarding the debt, either before or after it was sent to collections. Despite the FDCPA’s requirement that all debt collectors provide verification of bills they are trying to collect, the complainant stated that “the credit bureaus will not remove” this debt because the associated “address …doesn’t belong to him.” In addition, because the erroneous address is “attached to the bill,” he is concerned that “someone else could receive his personal information.” He also stated that “this was not the first time Aargon had placed a debt on his report that wasn’t his, and it’s not the first time he has had to have them remove” the item form his credit report. He requested that Aargon provide him with verification of the debt they are trying to collect, and in the meantime to remove the delinquent item from his credit report. In response, Aargon stated that they had sent verification of the debt to the complainant previously and indicated that they would forward an identity theft packet to him in the event the debt was the result of fraud.
In October 2017, a complainant stated that he had an account with an original creditor that was paid, but it was “showing as outstanding on his credit report,” along with “other paid accounts that show balances,” all of which had been assigned to Aargon. He said he had requested “validation of the debts… that should be closed” and had contacted Aargon “several times about the matter.” Although he was “told the accounts were deleted, … they are still showing as outstanding on his credit reports.” When he called Aargon and spoke with a representative, he “was told a supervisor would contact him, but this has been going on for more than 30 days” without a resolution. He said he needed his credit reports to reflect information accurately and wants to “have the paid accounts showing a zero balance deleted along with the closed accounts that he is no longer liable for.” In response, Aargon stated that they had investigated the accounts in the complaint and updated the complainant’s credit reports. However, they claimed that they had not violated any state or federal laws.
Federal laws protect you. The Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA) regulates the behavior of collection agencies by prohibiting actions such as the use of abusive or threatening language; harassment; or the use of false or misleading information to collect a debt. The FCRA regulates how collection agencies and creditors report delinquent debts to credit reporting agencies. Additional consumer protection laws include the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA).
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Yes. If you want to enforce your rights, or recover money for violations — you need to sue. Federal laws provide individuals like you with a means to seek monetary damages in court. For example, the FDCPA allows consumers who have been violated to recover damages of up to $1,000, plus attorney fees and court costs.
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Sergei Lemberg is an attorney focusing on consumer law, class actions related to automotive issues, and personal injury litigation. With nearly two decades of experience, his areas of practice include Lemon Law (vehicle defects), Debt Collection Harassment, TCPA (illegal robocalls and texts), Fair Credit Reporting Act, Overtime claims, Personal Injury cases, and Class Actions. He has consistently been recognized as the nation's "most active consumer attorney." In 2020, Mr. Lemberg represented Noah Duguid before the United States Supreme Court in the landmark case Duguid v. Facebook. He is also the author of "Defanging Debt Collectors," a guide that empowers consumers to fight back against debt collectors and prevail, as well as "Lemon Law 101: The Laws That Lemon Dealers Don't Want You to Know."
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In 2018, had a massive heart attack. Hospital wrote all of the charges off due to not having insurance. Never received any correspondence from this company. Just showed up on my credit report when I tried to refinance my home!!! HELP!!!!
Texas
2017 I contacted the three credit reporting agencies in writing and every since then. I have been harassed. The majority of my medical bills were from 2012. Still showing on my credit reports. I can recognize all of the telephone numbers from consumers that reported the agency. For I had that exact list.I lost my cell phone on May 13, 2019. Tues. June 4, 2019 I purchased a cell phone at Walmart. New phone number. Phone calls started up again. I have had phone for six days as of today’s date.
This Aargon agency left me a VM for unidentifiable individual stating it was an urgent matter and to contact them right away or I could face jail time.
The people from Aargon Agency keep calling me and asking for Jean Adams, I don’t know anyone by that name. I have been getting calls from Aargon for at least a year. When I call, they lie and say they havn’t called before, are rude and say they will take my number off their list and they don’t. I am so sick of the harassment. Can you help me?
Argon Agency calls me every at least 3 times a day but no less than 2 times always a different number I block it and they keep calling I have asked them to stop calling and they keep calling it’s been going on for a couple of months now can you help
Aargon Agency called with telephone number 866-999-6445 asking for me by name. I asked them what was their business with Michael Lamle and they refused to answer.
They did not identify themselves as a debt collector and when they refused to answer my question, I hung up.
Can you assist me with making a settlement with this collection agency….