Why this company appears here
It's especially common on government, utility, healthcare, toll, and city or county accounts.
Common account types
- Healthcare balances
- Utilities
- Tolls and transportation accounts
- State and local government debts
Check the company before you click or pay.
Match these details to the validation notice, credit report entry, and payment page before sharing account or bank information.
- Legal name
- Harris & Harris Ltd.
- Official website
- https://www.harriscollect.com/
- Consumer portal
- https://www.hhconsumer.com/
- Phone - Consumer portal support
- 844-908-6300
- Mailing address
- 111 W. Jackson Blvd, Suite 650, Chicago, IL 60604
- Last reviewed
- June 11, 2026
Match the official phone number against your caller ID before responding. If a call, text, email, or payment site uses different details, use the official website, portal, or mailing address before you respond.
Find out who actually owns the account.
A collector, servicer, and debt owner are not always the same company. That affects what proof you should ask for.
Possible role: Third-party collector, receivables and revenue-cycle vendor, and government collections contractor
Harris & Harris runs a nationwide collection business that recovers accounts for clients across government, healthcare, tolling, utilities, telecom, and banking. The District of Columbia, for example, lists it as a vendor collecting certain overdue non-tax debts on the government's behalf — so it's generally working for the account's owner.
-
Do not assume Harris & Harris owns the account; ask whether it is collecting for a current creditor, agency, toll authority, utility, or healthcare provider.
-
For public-sector accounts, ask the government agency, court, or toll authority to confirm the placement, itemized balance, and appeal or review options.
What official records say.
Each note below comes from a dated government, regulator, court, or SEC record. Use it as background, not as proof about your specific account.
-
The Washington Court of Appeals ended a separate licensing case as moot, noting Harris & Harris had obtained an in-state Washington collection-agency license during the litigation.
-
Harris & Harris agreed to pay Washington $1 million and follow a five-year consent decree requiring specified medical- and hospital-debt disclosures in first written collection notices.
-
The Washington Attorney General added Harris & Harris to a King County Superior Court lawsuit alleging that Providence debt collectors omitted required charity-care and debt-information disclosures from initial hospital-debt collection notices.
-
The Seventh Circuit recorded that the parties agreed Harris & Harris attempted to collect an overdue hospital bill in a way that violated federal debt-collection law, and revived the consumer's individual claim.
Source:Kasalo v. Harris & Harris
Start with the facts you can check.
- Scammers often imitate government and toll collectors; verify any text or payment link through the official creditor or Harris & Harris website.
- For tolls, tickets, and public debts, ask the government agency to confirm the placement and appeal options.
Confirm the account first.
Even a real collector can have the wrong person, wrong amount, old debt, duplicate placement, or incomplete records.
- The collector name, mailing address, phone number, and website on the letter you received.
- Who the original creditor was, who owns or placed the account now, the account number, balance, and date of last payment.
- Whether the debt may be too old for a lawsuit in your state before you pay or promise to pay.
- Whether the account appears on your official credit reports from AnnualCreditReport.com.
- Whether this looks like the kind of account Harris & Harris commonly handles: Healthcare balances, Utilities, Tolls and transportation accounts, State and local government debts.
Questions people ask about Harris & Harris.
Use these answers to sort out roles, names, portals, and account details before responding.
Why is Harris & Harris contacting me?
Harris & Harris is a collection agency that works in several industries, including healthcare, government and public-sector accounts, tolling, and utilities. A notice may relate to a hospital bill, tax, court, parking balance, toll violation, or utility account.
Does Harris & Harris own my debt?
Not necessarily. Harris & Harris describes first-party and third-party collection services, and public enforcement materials have described it as collecting hospital debts on a provider's behalf. Check your notice for the creditor or current owner and ask for validation if the role is unclear.
How do I contact Harris & Harris or use the official payment portal?
Harris & Harris links to its payment platform from its official website and publishes consumer contact and dispute information. Use the official site or your written notice rather than an unexpected text link, especially for toll, utility, or government-looking payment demands.
What should I do if the Harris & Harris account is medical debt?
Start by identifying the original provider and whether insurance, financial assistance, charity care, or billing adjustments apply. For medical debt, ask for an itemized bill and check provider financial-assistance rules in addition to debt validation.
Can I dispute or request validation from Harris & Harris?
Yes. Harris & Harris has a dispute page, and CFPB guidance says debt collectors generally must provide validation information. Consumers typically have 30 days after receiving validation information to dispute the debt in writing.
What is the Washington AG context for Harris & Harris?
In February 2024, the Washington Attorney General announced a $1 million resolution with Harris & Harris over allegations that it collected medical payments without required medical-debt disclosures. The resolution required updated first written collection notices and consumer education letters, but it does not decide whether any specific account is valid.
Collectors with similar accounts
Coast Professional
Coast Professional is a debt-collection and call-center company that works for government agencies, colleges, and local governments,...
View profileWaypoint Resource Group
Waypoint Resource Group is a debt-collection company that recovers late and unpaid accounts across healthcare, phone, utility,...
View profileCredit Collection Services
Credit Collection Services (CCS) is a national debt collector with more than 50 years in the business, handling large volumes of unpaid...
View profile