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The National Fitness Landscape: Bridging the Revenue Gap

Across the United States, from high-volume health clubs in the Midwest to elite boutique studios in New York City, the fitness industry is entering a period of unprecedented growth and financial complexity. As of 2026, over 77 million Americans hold active gym memberships, contributing to a massive $45.7 billion domestic industry [MMCG Invest 2025]. However, this expansion brings a silent challenge: a nearly 12% average increase in uncollected membership dues as consumers juggle rising subscription costs and changing financial priorities [IHRSA 2025]. For operators, the hurdle isn’t just about the balance; it is about maintaining a relationship with the member while ensuring the facility’s economic health through a specialized collection agency partner.

Protecting your Gym’s reputation, Collect911 holds licenses in all 50 states, ensuring a safe approach for every member interaction. We provide free litigation and bankruptcy scrubs with zero onboarding or annual fees. Our SOC 2 Type II and FDCPA-compliant systems ensure total data security, backed by a 4.85/5 rating from over 2,000 professional reviews. Delivering high recovery rates!

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The Revenue Recovery Pricing Model

To support gyms of all sizes, our Account Reconciliation Team offers a transparent, performance-based pricing structure. This allows fitness centers to choose the model that best fits their current cash flow requirements while utilizing a professional collection agency framework.

• Fixed-Fee: $15 per account (The gym keeps 100% of the recovered recovery).

• Contingency: 40% (No recovery, no fee for older or more difficult balances).

The “CPA Edge” is a critical component of this model. Most accountants recognize the $15 flat fee as a fully tax-deductible business expense, effectively neutralizing the cost of professional intervention while securing the gym’s future revenue [Internal Revenue Service 2024].

Clinical Philosophy: Urgent, Effective, and Respectful

Our philosophy as an “Account Reconciliation Team” is built on being Urgent, Effective, and Respectful. We understand that a gym is a community, not just a business. Our “Peace of Office” benefit allows your front desk staff to focus on wellness and member care rather than the burnout associated with asking for past-due balances.

By acting as a professional concierge, we utilize a “Respectful Friction” model. We position ourselves as helpful mediators who clear “billing static” rather than as an aggressive collection agency. This approach is bolstered by our bilingual outreach specialists, ensuring that Spanish-speaking members are served with the same inclusivity and clarity, leading to faster resolutions nationwide.

Recent Recovery Results: Case Studies

• The Case: A national franchise group with 12 locations faced $140,000 in uncollected annual dues across its member base.

• The Respectful Intervention: Our team initiated a systematic “Member Reconciliation” campaign, framing the outreach as a courtesy check on payment method expiration.

• The Financial Result: We recovered $112,000 within the first 60 days, with 82% of those members choosing to update their billing and remain active in their local clubs [Fitness Business Weekly 2025].

The Security & Integrity Suite

Integrity is the cornerstone of our operations. Before any outreach begins, every account is processed through our “Member Scrub” protocol. This includes a litigation check, bankruptcy check, USPS verification, and skip tracing. The litigation check is a vital shield, protecting your gym from members who have a documented history of filing predatory lawsuits against businesses [National Association of Fitness Professionals 2024]. Furthermore, all calls are recorded and audited for quality control, preventing “review-bombing” and ensuring your gym’s reputation remains untarnished throughout the process.

Regulatory & Compliance Deep-Dive

Operating as a nationwide collection agency requires a deep understanding of evolving federal and state laws. Regulatory bodies have placed significant hurdles on traditional credit reporting, making our “mediation-first” strategy essential [Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 2025]. By focusing on professional dialogue and transparent account reconciliation, we bypass the friction of old-school tactics, staying fully compliant while delivering high-conversion results for our clients.

Areas of Professional Expertise

• Monthly Membership Dues Reconciliation

• Unpaid Personal Training & Coaching Balances

• Boutique Fitness Class Pack Arrears

• Corporate Wellness Account Recovery

• Spa and Ancillary Service Billing

• Lapsed Membership Account Resolution

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No setup fees. No long-term contracts. Just results.

Florida practices aren’t just treating more patients—they’re managing more financial complexity per visit.

From AdventHealth and Orlando Health along the I-4 corridor to Baptist Health and Jackson Health in South Florida, the volume is real—and the pressure is constant.

Add seasonal population shifts, high deductible plans, and slower patient follow-through… and balances start quietly stacking.

Collect911 helps Florida providers recover patient accounts with clinical-level professionalism—urgent, effective, and respectful.

Nexa provides a reputation-safe approach, equipped with all 50-state collections license, offering free credit reporting, free litigation, free bankruptcy scrubs, and zero onboarding fees. Secure – SOC 2 Type II & HIPAA compliant. Over 2,000 online reviews rate us 4.85 out of 5.

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Revenue Recovery Pricing (Two Clear Paths)

Fixed-Fee: $15 (you keep 100% of what’s recovered)
Contingency: 40% (no recovery, no fee)

Use fixed-fee when the balance is fresh and you want speed.
Use contingency when the account needs heavier lifting and you want zero upfront risk.

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The CPA Edge (Why the $15 Often “Doesn’t Hurt”)

In real-world practice operations, that $15 fixed-fee is commonly treated as a routine business expense tied to revenue cycle management. Many clinics find the true cost is often softened—or essentially neutralized—through normal tax treatment.

Bottom line: you get a cleaner ledger, fewer write-offs, and less internal labor burned on repeat follow-ups.

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The Clinical Philosophy: Account Reconciliation (Not Pressure Tactics)

The Patient-Responsibility Gap

Florida is a front-row seat to modern healthcare economics: higher deductibles, coinsurance surprises, and patients who believe “insurance should cover it” until the explanation of benefits says otherwise.

So the account doesn’t go unpaid because the patient is careless.
It goes unpaid because the system is confusing, timing is off, and the patient procrastinates.

We build resolution around that reality.

The Peace of Office Benefit

Your front desk should not be running financial rescue operations between check-ins.

When you outsource account recovery:

• your staff stops absorbing emotional pushback

• your phones get quieter

• your team spends more time on care coordination, scheduling, and patient experience

It reduces burnout—and protects retention.

The Respectful Friction Model (Firm, Calm, Reputation-Safe)

Collect911 uses respectful friction: clear communication, documented options, and steady follow-through.

We work with patients, not against them.
That protects:

• your 5-star reputation

• your patient relationships

• your HIPAA expectations for privacy and professionalism

Bilingual Outreach (Spanish-Speaking Support That Closes Faster)

Florida is bilingual by default in many markets. Spanish-speaking collectors remove language friction, reduce misunderstandings, and increase resolution speed—especially for payment plan conversations.

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Recent Recovery Results

Result 1: Cosmetic Surgery Practice — Orlando, FL

The Case: An Orlando cosmetic practice saw balances drifting after procedures. Patients weren’t refusing—many were simply delaying once the immediate “care moment” passed.

The Respectful Intervention: We started with account verification, then a structured outreach sequence offering clear pathways: pay-in-full, short plan, or documented review. Messaging stayed calm and private, with secure communication options for quick replies.

The Financial Result: The practice recovered a strong portion of active balances without escalating conflict—while staying reputation-safe in a competitive market near the Tampa Bay healthcare hub.

Result 2: Orthodontic Practice — Central Florida

The Case: Ortho accounts fell behind mid-treatment. Patients kept appointments but balances didn’t keep pace, and the staff avoided “hard conversations” at the desk.

The Respectful Intervention: We applied reconciliation logic: confirm responsibility, validate the timeline, and use consistent reminders that feel professional—not personal. Bilingual support helped shorten the back-and-forth.

The Financial Result: The practice stabilized monthly cash flow and reduced front-desk stress, without turning patient relationships into friction.

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The Security Suite (Built Like a Clinical Checklist)

Every account follows a “Patient Scrub” process:

• Litigation check

• Bankruptcy check

• USPS address verification

• Skip tracing (as needed)

Quality Control That Protects Your Brand

All calls are recorded and reviewed to prevent rogue behavior and protect your practice from complaint spirals and review-bombing on Google/Healthgrades.

Modern Channels Patients Actually Respond To

We use secure, HIPAA-conscious outreach options, including email/text (if permitted by law), to reduce phone-tag and speed up resolution—especially for patients who work irregular schedules.

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Areas of Expertise (Focused, Not Scattered)

• Healthcare & Medical (Hospitals/Clinics)

• Dental (General/Orthodontics)

• Senior Living (Assisted/Skilled Nursing)

• Fertility Clinics

• Cosmetic Surgery

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Regulatory Landscape (Florida + Federal Rules)

Florida collections must operate within a tighter framework than most people realize.

At the state level, the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) adds consumer protections around collection conduct and communication. It’s one reason practices should avoid “freelance” tactics that can create risk.

On the privacy side, Florida’s Information Protection Act (FIPA) reinforces expectations around data protection and breach notification—important when patient information is involved.

Federally, we align with the FDCPA (limits on prohibited conduct in collections) and HIPAA requirements for safeguarding protected health information via proper business associate controls.

And when patient billing confusion is tied to estimates or surprise billing protections, the No Surprises Act shapes patient expectations—so communication must stay clear and defensible.

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FAQs (Built for Florida Practices)

How do you handle patient disputes without losing loyalty?

We treat disputes like a clinical review: validate, document, clarify, resolve. If the patient has a legitimate concern, we don’t force conflict—we guide the process so they feel respected, not pressured.

Will this hurt our online reviews?

Our model is designed to prevent that. We use respectful friction, recorded QA oversight, and controlled messaging so your practice doesn’t get exposed to reputation damage.

Can patients resolve balances through text or email?

Yes. Secure, HIPAA-conscious email/text is often the fastest route to a clean resolution—especially for patients who don’t answer phone calls.

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Stop printing 50-page aging reports and highlighting names with a marker. Use the “Collections Manager” module the way it was designed, and recover your revenue without wrecking your end-of-day reports.

Why Dentrix Users Choose Collect911:

• We Know the “Collections Manager”: Most offices underutilize this powerful module. We help you set up the perfect “View” to filter accounts in seconds.

• Ledger Integrity: Our One-Way Transfer ensures that your “Production vs. Collection” reports always match your bank deposits. No third-party software writing back to your ledger and creating ghost payments.

• Fixed-Fee Recovery: Send accounts for a flat fee (e.g., $15). You keep 100% of what is collected.

Based in Virginia Beach, Collect911 serves dental practices across all 50 states. We understand the difference between a “Guarantor” and a “Patient” in Dentrix, ensuring we never aggressively pursue a child when the parent is the responsible party.

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The “No-Typing” Transfer Method

Dentrix can be notoriously difficult to export data from if you don’t know the tricks. We have simplified the process to a few clicks.

Two Ways to Submit Accounts:

1. The “Collections Manager” Method (The Pro Way)
Did you know the Collections Manager (in the Office Manager module) allows you to create a custom “View”?

• Our “Secret” Setting: We provide a 1-page guide on how to set your filters to “Over 90 Days” + “Last Payment Date < 30 Days Ago”.

• The Result: You generate a clean list of only the patients who need to be sent, which can be printed to a PDF or exported to a file in minutes.
  
  

2. The “Provider Aging” Report
If you prefer standard reporting, simply run the Provider Aging Report (not the standard aging report, which is less detailed).

• Why this report? It separates balances by provider (Dr. Smith vs. Dr. Jones), ensuring you credit the recovery to the correct producer in your system.

• Simple Upload: Save the report as a PDF or CSV and drag it into our portal. Our system parses the data automatically.

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Why “One-Way” Sync is Safer for Dentrix

Many “integrated” apps try to write data back into Dentrix, which often causes ledger corruption, duplicate payments, or messed-up adjustments.

• Our Approach: We use a secure One-Way Transfer (You -> Us).

• The Benefit: When we recover funds, the patient pays you directly (or we send you a check). You post the payment in the Ledger window manually, ensuring your Day Sheet and Deposit Slip match perfectly every single time.

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Pricing Designed for Private Practice

We offer flexible options to fit your revenue cycle:

Option 1: Fixed-Fee Service (The “Soft Nudge”)

• Cost: $15.00 per account.

• What You Get: A systematic campaign of 5 diplomatic letters and professional phone calls.

• The ROI: If we collect a $1,200 crown balance, you keep all $1,200. You only paid $15.

Option 2: Contingency Service

• Best for: Accounts over 120 days, “ghost” patients, or skipped accounts.

• Cost: We charge a percentage only if we collect. No Recovery, No Fee.

Protecting Your “Guarantor” Relationships

In Dentrix, the “Head of Household” (Guarantor) often manages the bills for spouse and children.

• Family-Level Logic: Our system recognizes family grouping. We won’t send three separate letters to the same mom for three different kids. We consolidate the communication, which is more professional and less annoying for the patient.

Ready to Clean Up Your Aging Report?

Don’t let technical hurdles stop you from getting paid. Partner with the agency that understands your software.

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Virginia providers are carrying more financial pressure than most patients realize—especially across Northern Virginia’s Inova corridor, Richmond’s VCU Health ecosystem, and the Sentara footprint in Hampton Roads.
At the same time, high deductibles keep shifting “insurance problems” into front-desk problems.
And when balances linger, they don’t just hurt cash flow—they quietly drain morale.

Collect911 exists for one purpose: recover patient balances with clinical-level professionalism—fast, compliant, and reputation-safe.

Protecting your practice’s reputation, Collect911 holds licenses in all 50 states, ensuring a safe approach for every patient interaction. We provide free litigation and bankruptcy scrubs with zero onboarding or annual fees. Our SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA-compliant systems ensure total data security, backed by a 4.85/5 rating from over 2,000 professional reviews. Delivering high recovery rates!

Need a Medical Collection Agency? Contact us

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Revenue Recovery Pricing (Simple, Transparent, and Built for Speed)

Fixed-Fee Recovery: $15 (you keep 100% of what’s collected)
Contingency Recovery: 40% (no recovery, no fee)

This structure gives your practice two lanes:

• Low-risk, high-control for fresh accounts (fixed-fee)

• Higher-lift, no-upfront-cost for tougher accounts (contingency)

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The CPA Edge: Why the $15 Fee Usually “Disappears” on the Books

Most practice managers already understand the math: the $15 fixed-fee is less than the cost of a single rework cycle—one additional statement, one phone call, one follow-up note, one patient complaint.

But here’s the smarter angle: that $15 is commonly treated as a deductible business expense in the normal course of operating your revenue cycle. The result is simple: the net cost often becomes minimal, while you recover balances you’d otherwise write off.

(As always—your CPA makes the final call. We make the recovery predictable.)

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The Clinical Philosophy: Account Reconciliation, Not “Collections Theater”

The Patient-Responsibility Gap (The Real Problem in Modern Billing)

Patients aren’t refusing care. They’re struggling with:

• high deductibles

• coinsurance shock

• confusing EOB language

• and timing gaps between care, insurance posting, and billing clarity

So the account isn’t “ignored.” It’s delayed, disputed, or deprioritized—until it becomes a write-off.

Peace of Office: Protect Staff, Protect the Schedule

When balances pile up, front desks turn into mini billing departments. That’s when you see:

• tension at check-in

• staff turnover

• appointment friction

• increased complaint risk

Outsourcing to Collect911 restores order: your team stays focused on patients, and the revenue cycle stops bleeding quietly in the background.

The Respectful Friction Model (Firm, Calm, and Reputation-Safe)

Our approach is not aggressive. It’s structured:

• Clear options

• Calm deadlines

• Documentation-first resolution

• Zero “threat language” culture

That protects what matters most today: your 5-star identity on Google and Healthgrades, and your HIPAA-conscious communication standards.

Bilingual Outreach That Actually Moves Accounts

Virginia is diverse—especially near Richmond and the I-95 corridor. We use Spanish-speaking collectors to remove language friction and close accounts faster, with less misunderstanding and fewer escalations.

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Recent Recovery Results

Result 1: Medical Specialist (Fertility Clinic) — Richmond, VA

The Case: A fertility clinic had patient balances stacking after treatment cycles—patients weren’t hostile, just overwhelmed. Insurance timelines + high deductibles created “silent drift.”

The Respectful Intervention: Collect911 used a reconciliation script: verified the account, confirmed invoice timing, offered structured payment pathways, and communicated via secure email/text for fast responses.

The Financial Result: The clinic recovered a meaningful block of aging balances while keeping patient relationships intact—and protected their referral reputation across the Washington, D.C. regional healthcare orbit.

Result 2: Dental/Orthodontic Practice — Virginia Beach Area

The Case: Ortho accounts fell behind after treatment started. Patients were continuing appointments, but balances weren’t catching up. Staff hesitated to press too hard.

The Respectful Intervention: We launched a clean, documented outreach sequence—USPS address verification, polite reminders, payment links, and bilingual support when needed.

The Financial Result: The practice stabilized cash flow without making the front desk “the bad guy,” and reduced rework stress on their office manager.

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The Security Suite (Built Like a Clinical Checklist)

The Patient Scrub includes:

• Litigation check

• Bankruptcy check

• USPS address verification

• Skip tracing (when appropriate)

Quality Control: All calls are recorded and reviewed to prevent rogue behavior and reduce the risk of review-bombing that damages your public brand.

Modern Channels: Patients can resolve faster through secure, HIPAA-conscious email/text workflows, decreasing phone tag and increasing completion rates.

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Areas of Expertise (Focused Only Where Precision Matters)

• Healthcare & Medical (Hospitals/Clinics)

• Dental (General/Orthodontics)

• Senior Living (Assisted/Skilled Nursing)

• Fertility Clinics

• Cosmetic Surgery

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Regulatory Landscape (Virginia + Federal Guardrails)

Collect911 operates inside two rulebooks at all times:

• Federal FDCPA standards that limit abusive, misleading, or harassing collection conduct

• HIPAA payment/privacy rules requiring tight handling of patient information, disclosure control, and safeguards

Virginia also adds medical-debt-specific guardrails, including limits around extraordinary collection actions and a more structured framework for medical debt protections. For many providers, this “Current” environment makes it even more important to use a partner that can recover balances without shortcuts or risky tactics.

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Collect911’s fixed fees collection letters are a cost-effective way to recover money from past-due accounts. This service helps keep your collection costs in check while delivering a powerful, attorney-crafted message to your debtors.

Benefits of Collect911’s Collection Letters

Collect911’s collection letters service or the CONNECT service, is recommended for accounts that are less than 180 days past due.

1. Accounts purchased from Collect911 NEVER EXPIRE

Other collection agencies try to sell larger number of accounts on the pretext that you ( the creditor) will get a better/cheaper deal if more accounts are purchased, but remember, their accounts typically expire in 1-2 years.

For example, if a Dentist buys 1000 accounts but uses only 850 accounts in 2 years, then the unused 150 accounts expire. The dentist just lost money to the same collection agency which was hired to recover his money. Something does not sound right.

At Collect911, we completely understand that it is impossible to know exactly how many accounts you will need, so we do not allow your accounts to expire. You can use them after 1 year, 2 years, 3 years and beyond. Yet, we want you to take full advantage of the discounted pricing without the fear of losing them.

Five collection letters with intensifying verbiage are sent out at regular intervals for each account assigned to us.

2. We just don’t send Collection Letters, we send COLLECTION DEMANDS

We take our collection letters very seriously. We break out each charge by date. Most agencies just list a lump sum owed. A BREAKUP OF CHARGES not only clarifies the amount of debt owed but it also communicates to the debtor that they are dealing with a collection agency which has a deep understanding about the case. Debtors are more likely to pay and less likely to dispute the charges or ask for the proof of the debt owed by him.

Our demands are sent in COLORED PRINT.Many agencies send demands in black and white print. All our collection letters are diplomatically authored and attorney approved.

Our collection demands are taken a lot more seriously and yield better recovery rates.

3. SPANISH or ENGLISH Letters, we have both

Is Spanish the primary language of at least some of your debtors? At Collect911, we understand the benefit of sending Spanish letters to people who do not understand English that well. A debtor is more likely to pay if he reads the collection demands in language which he understands better. Our Spanish letters are equally effective as our English language collection letters.

4. We do an extra Scrub – LITIGIOUS debtor check

Apart from complementary “Change of Address” and “Bankruptcy” checks on every account that is assigned to Collect911, we do one very important check “LITIGIOUS debtor check”.

So lets say, a patient who owes you $200 has sued two other medical practices earlier, he has a habit of suing medical practices. Even though the medical practices generally win these frivolous legal suits, yet the cost, time and stress involved in dealing with such cases is too high.

We inform you of such debtors, close the case and return this account back to you. This step protects you and us from trying to collect money from “high risk debtors“.

5. Ease of submitting your accounts receivable to Collect911

You can transfer your past-due accounts in many ways to us:

1. Enter an account one-by-one through our online client portal.
2. Alternatively. you can send us accounts in batch, for example send multiple accounts in an Excel file and we will load it in our collections system, saving you valuable time.
3. We have integrations and utilities for popular accounting providers like Quickbooks, AthenaHealth, eClinicalWorks, Eaglesoft and more. Your accounts can will be transmitted to us in a matter of seconds.

6. You get paid DIRECTLY

Collection letters are a low cost fixed fees service. There is no setup cost or any other hidden fees. Debtors are instructed to pay directly to you. We do not charge anything else.

7. Take the full advantage of our Online Client portal

Keep a track on how successful have our recovery efforts been for you. You can stop or pause the recovery on any account through our Client Portal. No need to call us, simply inform us through the convenience of our online Client Portal once a payment is received. Our online portal is 100% complementary for all our clients.

8. Transfer unpaid accounts to the Next Step – Collection Calls

Accounts which remain unpaid after the Collection Letters service, are placed on a web page of our portal called the “Transfer Queue“. Based on your instructions (or per the contract), these accounts can be transferred to the next step, the COLLECTION CALLS service, automatically or selectively. Collection calls are contingency based and at Collect911 we call it the COLLECT service.

9. Why are Collect911’s Collection Letters more effective than Client’s own in-house collections?

Debtors which have not paid after 60 days are past due, are likely not going to pay you easily now. Collections being made in your OWN BUSINESS NAME can only be so much effective. Clearly your debtor has more serious cash flow issues. May be he has more than just your bill to be cleared and his financial problems are getting worse with every passing day. However, when a debt collection letter is sent under the name of a COLLECTION AGENCY, the whole equation changes. They are more likely to pay now verses when the demands were being send under your own business name.

10. Collect911 offers COLLECTIONS GUARANTEE for Collection Letters service:

We are very confident of providing you better results through our “CONNECT/Collections Letter” service that we even offer you a guarantee. These lines are mentioned in our contract at the date of writing this article.

“We promise to minimally collect 2 times your purchase price if all accounts purchased under this Agreement are entered and processed through our Connect phase as instructed by Collect911 and our representative, or we will refund the entire purchase price or the difference, if any, between what was collected in Connect and twice what was paid to use for the Connect service, whichever is less.“

How to get best results from Collect911 Letters Service?

* Assign your accounts receivable to Collect911 earlier for better results. For best results, we recommend submitting accounts for Collection Letters ( or the Connect – Step 2) once the account is between 60-120 days past due.

* A debtor may ask for backup documentation regarding the debt. Once a Collect911’s representative requests you to provide proof of debt owed, provide the invoice, receipts or contracts back to us quickly.

How much does our Collection Letters service cost?

Our CONNECT phase charges vary from $10 to $25 per account.

• a 25 account order will cost you $25.00 per account.
• a 50 account order will cost you $16.50 per account.
• a 100 account order will cost you $14.50 per account.
• a 250 account order will cost you $13.50 per account.
• a 500 account order will cost you $12.50 per account.
• a 1000 account order will cost you $10.75 per account.
• a 2500 account order will cost you $10.25 per account.
• a 5000 account order will cost you $9.25 per account.

There is a simple calculation on how many number of accounts one should consider buying, it should be number of accounts you will need in the next 2 years. Since the accounts purchased from Collect911 never expire, therefore do not hesitate to buy more accounts to get the benefit of lower pricing.

We are licenced to collect in 49 states of USA and Puerto Rico. Only in Massachusetts, we perform collections through a local collections partner, which essentially gives us a nationwide coverage.

For each account assigned in the CONNECT phase, we send up to 5 collection letters, which have been crafted by an expert attorney. We perform free “Change of Address”, “Bankruptcy” and “Litigious Debtor” scrubs which help us improve our collections process.