Consumers billed for services from a vendor that shut down mid-contract
When a service provider (e.g. an orthodontic aligner company) goes out of business before completing treatment, the associated financing account is still referred to collections even though the underlying service was never delivered, leaving the consumer disputing a debt for something they never received.
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