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Are you trying to collect your own bad debt before using a collection agency?

Below is a listing of free publically available tools to assist in your debt recovery.

If you have exhausted your resources and given up on your delinquent accounts receivable, let the debt recovery pro’s at Sterling Companies be your collection agency.

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1	Free Legal Notices and Letters A collection of letters and notices that a creditor may use to try and collect from deliquent accounts before turning them over to a collection agency.
2	Criminal and Civil Bad Check Laws By State Did you know that writing a bad check can be a felony? While most bad debts can be pursued in civil court, writing bad checks can be a criminal felony offense. Each state has different laws of what bad check amounts would be considered criminal. Go here to determine what the limits are for your state.
3	Legal Terms Dictionary
4	Credit Terms Glossary
5	Bad Check Laws By State
6	Statute Of Limitations By State Law provides only a certain about of time that you may bring a claim against someone. These laws vary greatly from state to state.
7	InfoUSA Person And Business Search InfoUSA is known for its massive business directory and lead generation.
8	ZabaSearch Person Finder ZabaSearch aggregates many different sources of public information such as the white pages, voter registration and property transactions.
9	Deceased Search Search for deceased records with a name or a social security number.
10	Bankruptcy Search Searching for a filed bankruptcy is free, but there is a charge to access the scanned information.
11	Social Security Number Validator This website uses Social Security Administration records to check the state that the SSN was issued in and check a database of 75 million death records to see if the SSN belongs to a deceased person.
12	National Sex Offender Search Coordinated by the U.S. Department of Justice, this website seeks to combine public sexual offender databases operated by state agencies with the federal government.
13	Do Not Call Registry Phone Number Lookup Check and verify if a number has been entered into the National Do Not Call Registry managed by the Federal Trade Commission.
14	Active Duty Military Search Verify whether a person is in active duty in the military. Active duty military personnel are subject to protection under the "Servicemembers Civil Relief Act of 2003"
15	Home Property Values, Satellite Imagery, and Facts Zillow is one of the best online real estate services. Zillow provides a wealth of information on a home. Some of the facts provided are: estimated value, sale dates and prices, number of bedrooms, improvements, tax information, local schools as well as excellent satellite imagery of homes.
16	Social Networking (MySpace, FaceBook) Search Social networking sites grow everyday and can provide a wealth of information about an individual.
17	Cell Phone or Landline? Find out if a phone number belongs to a cell phone or a landline.
18	Criminal History Check Get a free criminal history check on anyone.
19	Usury Laws by State
20	Bankruptcy filings - State by State, 2005-2008 This site gives a graphical representation of bankruptcies from 2005 to 2008. Jurisdictional and State bankruptcies are listed state by state with options to view specific months. Listings are shown on a United States map.
21	Free Annual Credit Report Site set up by the big three credit reporting agencies in the United States, to furnish free annual credit reports, as required by federal law.