Terms Used In Michigan Laws 339.912

  • Collection agency: means a person that is directly engaged in collecting or attempting to collect a claim owed or due or asserted to be owed or due another, or, subject to subsection (2), repossessing or attempting to repossess a thing of value owed or due or asserted to be owed or due another arising out of an expressed or implied agreement. See Michigan Laws 339.901
   An applicant for a collection agency manager’s license shall take a written examination developed by the department to test the applicant’s knowledge of the collection agency business, collection practices, customs and ethics, and the laws and rules relating to the operations of collection agencies.