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Co-Founder of SoloSuit George Simons, JD/MBA
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Summary:
If contacted by RMP Services for a debt, stay calm. Validate the debt, negotiate settlement terms, or
respond with a written answer if you’ve been seed to protect your rights and avoid default judgment.Use Solo to simplify the process.
If you have been contacted by RMP Services about an unpaid debt, then you may be feeling anxious and uncertain about
the future. Do not fret. You have options and can take steps to proactively resolve your debt issue, such as
negotiating a debt settlement.
To guide you as you plan to handle RMP Services, we will give you more information about them, tell you how to
respond when they contact you, and explain how to respond if they sue you.
Let's get right into it.
Settle debt with RMP Services
You can negotiate debt settlement at any stage of the collections process. SoloSettle makes it easy.
RMP, which stands for Receivable Management Partners, LLC, is a privately held legitimate debt collection agency
located in Greensburg, Indiana. It has six other offices in Chicago, Indianapolis, Lansing, Zeeland, Reading, and
Waco.
RMP's contact information is:
Phone Number: 1-800-541-1370
Address: 8155 Executive Ct, Lansing, MI 48917, United States
RMP Services focuses on the collection of medical debt. For example, they are known to provide health-focused
revenue cycle management services to over 30,000 physicians and 200 hospitals.
Is RMP Services legit?
Yes, RMP Services is a legit debt collector. However, RMP Services is not accredited by the Better Business Bureau,
but it does have an A+ rating,
which is pretty good for a debt collector.
Read RMP Services reviews online
Looking for info about what other consumers have shared about their debt collection experience with RMP Services? If
so, take a moment to read these real online reviews:
It’s reasonable to say that the online reviews of RMP Services are not all five stars. Despite the mixed reviews, it
is important to bear in mind that there are reviews indicating that people can have a positive experience when
discussing a debt matter with RMP Services. Let’s consider a real review posted by a borrower named Jackson:
“This time I owed the debt. I didn't know what experience I was going to have when I called, but
surprisingly,
it was pretty good. Long story short, I had to call back several times, and each time I talked to agents who
were professional and helpful. I eventually paid what I owed, and they promptly sent me a receipt of the
full
payment. Hopefully, they will keep their word and update all three credit bureaus. Good experience!”
Jackson’s review highlights an important truth - proactively communicating with a debt collector increases your odds
of achieving an amicable resolution. Jackson took the time to call RMP Services and did not ignore their outreach.
Through those communications, he was able to achieve a resolution to his debt collection matter. You may be able to
have a similar experience.
Advice on How to Effectively Negotiate a Debt Settlement with RMP Services
If you received a debt collection lawsuit from RMP Services, you still have time to try and negotiate a debt
settlement. It is important to proactively respond to the debt collection lawsuit for two reasons: (1) filing a
timely Answer mitigates the risk of the court entering a default judgment against you and (2) responding provides
you with additional time to engage in productive settlement negotiations.
Here are some recommended steps to try and settle a debt:
As discussed above, make sure to file an Answer to the debt collection lawsuit and do so in a timely manner.
Calculate how much you can pay toward the balance of the debt without adversely impacting your ability to pay
other necessary living expenses (e.g., rent/mortgage, utilities, food, gas, etc.). Consider using the following
formula: Amount available to settle = (monthly income – monthly costs) + savings)
Contact RMP Services and convey your settlement offer, ideally in writing. Generally speaking, your opening
offer should be less than the maximum amount you can pay so you have some wiggle room to negotiate.
Be prepared to go through multiple rounds of negotiating.
If you reach a debt settlement agreement, get the terms and provisions in writing.
To learn more about these settlement tips and others that may assist you on your journey to settle debt with RMP
Services, watch the following interview with a consumer rights attorney, John Skiba, where he shares the best tips
for negotiating debt settlement with collectors:
How to respond to RMP Services the next time they contact you
Collection agencies are relentless in collecting money for their clients. RMP Services is no exception. They claim
to have collected over $1billion for their clients in the last five years. You can expect to hear from them again
unless you do the following:
Request everything in writing.
Send a cease and desist letter.
Ask RMP Services to validate the debt.
Dispute the debt.
Negotiate a payment plan.
Now, let's take a closer look at each of these options.
Request RMP Services to do everything in writing
Tell RMP Services to conduct all communications in writing. They should either send the details via US certified
mail or email. This mode of communication will help you keep track of the process and limit their opportunities to
violate the law. It will also safeguard your chances of winning if the issue proceeds to court.
Send a cease and desist letter
If you have told RMP Services to stop calling multiple times, you can finally send a cease and desist letter that
asks them to stop contacting you, or they will be violating your rights. As you take this action, consider
addressing the debt by confirming it is yours and making plans to pay. RMP Services may respond by suing you if you
send the letter and ignore the debt.
Ask RMP Services to validate the debt
Within 30 days of RMP Services' initial contact, send a debt validation letter requesting
RMP Services to verify that the debt belongs to you. The letter asks for more information about the debt in
question. It also requires them to include the original creditor's details and add a statement saying you can
dispute the debt if you still believe it is inaccurate. If RMP Services cannot validate the debt, they must stop
contacting you about it. The video below gives you a two-step process of making a debt validation letter.
Dispute the debt if you doubt its accuracy
Dispute the debt with the credit bureaus if it is not familiar or you believe the figures are incorrect. The first
step is to request your credit report from TransUnion, Experian, and Equifax. Next, highlight the errors on the
report and send it with the dispute letter attached. The credit bureaus will investigate and make the necessary
changes to your report within 30 days. They may even remove it entirely if the evidence is compelling.
Negotiate and make plans to pay the debt
Never admit to a debt until you receive all the information a debt collection agency has on it. Once you have the
crucial details from RMP Services via writing or in a validation notice, confirm the debt is familiar and the
details are accurate. If everything is legitimate, plan to negotiate for a lower amount than the original debt. Make
sure you make the final agreement on what you will pay in writing.
Disputing a debt you know is genuinely yours rarely goes in your favor. You may rub RMP Services the wrong way, and
they may not be willing to negotiate. They may even sue you for making them go to all the trouble and knowing the
debt is yours.
Watch the video below for negotiation tips and strategies from an attorney.
Consumers who ignore RMP Services' attempts to collect or fail to make plans to pay a genuine debt may find
themselves with a lawsuit. If you are in this situation, you still have a chance of beating them in court.
The first step to beating RMP Services is to respond to the lawsuit with a written Answer. You have 14-35 days to submit your
Answer, depending on which state you live in. If you don't respond in time, RMP Services will request a
default judgment which gives them the right to garnish your wages, freeze your bank account, and even seize your
property.
Follow these six tips to draft an Answer to a debt lawsuit against RMP Services:
The Answer isn't the place to tell your side of the story in detail. Instead of using an elaborate story to
respond to the lawsuit, your Answer should focus on responding to the claims listed in the Complaint document.
Keep it simple. You can admit, deny, or deny due to lack of knowledge.
Deny, deny, deny. Most attorneys recommend that you deny as many claims as possible, forcing RMP Services to do
more work to prove their side of the case.
Include affirmative defenses. These are any legal reasons that RMP Services should not win the case. A common
affirmative defense used in debt lawsuits is the statute of
limitations, which is the time period that a debt collector has to sue someone for a debt. If the debt
is past the statute of limitations, then the lawsuit is void.
Use standard formatting or “style”. At the head of the Answer document, be sure to include a caption where you
list the court information, party information, and case number.
Include a certificate of service. It's important to serve your Answer to RMP Services. At the end of your Answer
document, include a certificate of service when you verify the address you used to serve RMP Services the
Answer.
Sign it. Most courts reject any legal documents without signatures, which is why this last step is so crucial.
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