MSIC 8291—Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus

Where 8291 sits

1. O Administrative and Support Service Activities
2. 82 Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
3. 829 Business support service activities n.e.c.
4. 8291 Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus

Contains 1 narrower code

• 82910 Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus

What 8291 includes

• Collection of payments for claims and remittance of payments collected to the clients, such as bill or debt collection services
• Compiling and provision of information, such as credit or employment history on individuals, credit histories on businesses and providing the information to financial institutions, retailers and others who have a need to evaluate the creditworthiness of these individuals or businesses
• Activities of rating agencies
• Activities of repossession of property

What 8291 excludes

• Factoring activities, see group 649

8291 in other systems