Methods and systems related to automatic collection technology

Automatic Collection Technology. At least some of the example embodiments are methods including: receiving, at a computer systems of an operations center, information regarding a payment schedule for an asset loan; setting, by a computer system of the operations center, a first disablement date for the asset, the setting based on the payment schedule, and the disablement date set without human involvement; tracking the first disablement date by a computer system of the operations center, the operations center remotely located from the asset; recording information related to a payment made for the asset loan; and then setting, by a computer system of the operations center, a second disablement date in response to the payment, the second disablement date set without human involvement, and the second disablement date based on the information related to the payment made.