Channels
Reach debtors where they actually respond.
Text, email, AI voice, voicemail, letters, portal, and live agents, orchestrated by AI per debtor and governed by the rules specific to each channel.
- Channel: SMS
SMS
Text message debt collection with TCPA consent, Reg F opt-out language, quiet hours, and AI two-way conversations. 98% open rates, payment links in every message, every text logged.
Learn more - Channel: Email
Email
Compliant email outreach for collections with Reg F electronic validation notices, opt-out handling, deliverability management, and AI reply handling. 1,000 emails a month free.
Learn more - Channel: Voice
AI Voice Calls
Outbound and inbound AI voice agents that disclose properly, verify identity, answer questions, take payments, and hand off to humans. 7-in-7 and TCPA enforced on every call.
Learn more - Channel: Voicemail
Voicemail Drops
Reg F limited-content voicemail messages delivered compliantly, with callback routing to AI or your team. Reach debtors who do not answer without a disclosure violation.
Learn more - Channel: Letters
Letters
Validation notices, demand letters, and state-required notices printed and mailed automatically with address verification, Reg F model forms, and USPS tracking logged to every account.
Learn more - Channel: Portal
Payment Portal
A branded, mobile-first portal where debtors verify identity, view itemized balances, pay by card or bank, set up plans, request validation, and manage preferences without a call.
Learn more - Channel: Live agents
Live Agent Handoff
Seamless handoff from AI to your collectors for hardship, complex disputes, and debtors who want a person. Full context transfer, compliance guardrails, and AI assistance during the conversation.
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Why multi-channel matters more than any single channel
Collections ran on the phone for fifty years, and the phone has stopped working: answer rates for unknown numbers are below ten percent, and Regulation F caps attempts at seven per week per debt. The debtors you are trying to reach read texts within minutes, check email for anything that looks important, respond to a letter if it arrives at the right moment, and will pay through a portal at midnight if the link is in front of them. The right channel is different for every debtor and changes over time.
HL Hunt treats channels as options the AI chooses among, not campaigns to run in parallel. The outreach engine learns which channel each debtor responds to and when, and the compliance engine applies the rules specific to each: TCPA consent for texts and calls, Reg F opt-out language for electronic messages, limited-content rules for voicemail, mailing requirements for notices, verification requirements for the portal. Every channel feeds the same account timeline, so a debtor who gets a text, replies by email, and pays in the portal has one coherent history.
The channel pages below explain how each one works, what the law requires, and what results to expect. All channels are included on every plan; usage limits for SMS, email, and voice minutes scale with the plan tier.
Frequently asked questions
Which channel is most effective for debt collection?
Text messaging produces the highest response rates for first contact, with open rates near 98 percent. But effectiveness varies by debtor, and the best results come from letting AI choose the channel and timing per person rather than running one channel for everyone.
Do we need consent for every channel?
Texts and calls to cell phones require TCPA consent. Emails and texts require Reg F procedures and opt-out language. Letters and the portal do not require consent. HL Hunt tracks consent per contact point and uses only channels that are permitted for each debtor.
Are channel usage limits part of the plan?
Yes. Free includes 500 SMS and 1,000 emails per month. Basic, Growth, and Scale include progressively more plus voice minutes. Enterprise is unlimited. Letters are priced per piece.
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