This directory lists debt collection and debt recovery agencies as factual records: published facts, sourced and dated. This page explains how the data is collected, what verification means here, and the rules the directory operates under.
Where the data comes from
Every listing is compiled from public sources: the agency's own website, official regulator registers (for example the FCA Financial Services Register in the UK, state regulator license lookups in the USA, provincial consumer protection registers in Canada, and the Council for Debt Collectors register in South Africa), and public company registers. Each record stores the source URL and the date the facts were captured.
What "verified" means
A verified record means the agency's website was live-checked and the published facts (services, fee model where stated, coverage, contact details) were sourced from a named URL on a stated capture date. It does not mean we have confirmed the agency's licence status with a regulator; where an official register exists, we link to it so you can check directly.
Full profiles and limited records
An agency gets a full profile page when its record meets our listing threshold: a working website, at least one direct contact channel (phone or email), a verifiable location or service area, and a substantive description. Agencies below that threshold appear on country and region pages as limited records (name plus whatever facts are on file) until they are enriched.
Update cadence
Records carry a "Data last verified" date on every page. The directory is rebuilt from source data on every update, and listings are re-checked on a rolling basis. Counts on hub pages are generated from the live dataset at build time, so they always match the visible listings.
Corrections
If you represent a listed agency and a fact is wrong or out of date, or you want a record removed or updated, email [email protected] with the page URL and the correction plus a public source for it. Corrections are applied with a new verified date.
What we never do
We do not rank agencies. We do not publish ratings, reviews or opinions. We do not take payment for placement, ordering or inclusion. We do not assert that an agency is licensed unless that fact is sourced; instead we link to the official register so you can verify it yourself.