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		<title>Debt Collection Bills Advance in Western States</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 15:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Lunsford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two bills in major Western U.S. states aimed at reining in debt collection practices have recently advanced in their respective legislative chambers. One targets debt buyers specifically while the other is designed to more tightly control debt collectors working for government clients.]]></description>
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		<title>Another Large UK Debt Collection Deal: Lowell Group Acquires Interlaken Group</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 15:54:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Lunsford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lowell Group, a leading purchaser of non-performing consumer debt portfolios in the United Kingdom, today announced the acquisition of Interlaken Group, including its widely known Fredrickson International brand. The deal, for an undisclosed sum, will see ownership of the Surrey-based debt collection agencies group transfer to Lowell Group, along with the 300 plus employees.]]></description>
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		<title>Americans with an Account in Third Party Collections Hits All-Time High&#8230;Again</title>
		<link>http://www.insidearm.com/daily/banks-and-credit-grantors/auto-finance-receivables/americans-with-an-account-in-third-party-collections-hits-all-time-high-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 15:46:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Lunsford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the second straight quarter, the percentage of Americans with at least one account in the third party debt collection system hit an all-time high in the first three months of 2013. Close to 15 percent of consumers have an account being worked by debt collectors.]]></description>
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		<title>UK ARM Giant Cabot Sold in Private Equity Deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 15:46:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Lunsford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AnaCap Financial Partners LLP, a specialist European financial services private equity firm, announced Wednesday the sale of Cabot Credit Management (CCM) to funds managed and advised by J.C. Flowers &#038; Co. LLC. The transaction agreements have been signed, and the transaction is expected to complete imminently.]]></description>
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		<title>Encore Capital Group Announces Record Financial Results and Expanded Credit Facility</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 14:35:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Lunsford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Debt buyer Encore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECPG) late Thursday announced consolidated financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013.]]></description>
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		<title>Executive Change: Kaye Dreifuerst Named President of Security Credit Services</title>
		<link>http://www.insidearm.com/daily/debt-buying-topics/debt-buying/executive-change-kaye-dreifuerst-named-president-of-security-credit-services/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 16:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>insideARM.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Effective immediately, Kaye Dreifuerst has been promoted to the position of President for Security Credit Services, LLC reporting directly to William Alias, III. Additionally, Brandy Reardon has joined the firm and named Vice President of Portfolio Acquisitions.]]></description>
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		<title>Dismissed Lawsuit Against Debt Buyer Tried to Hop on Robo-Signing Bandwagon</title>
		<link>http://www.insidearm.com/daily/debt-buying-topics/debt-buying/dismissed-lawsuit-against-debt-buyer-tried-to-hop-on-robo-signing-bandwagon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.insidearm.com/daily/debt-buying-topics/debt-buying/dismissed-lawsuit-against-debt-buyer-tried-to-hop-on-robo-signing-bandwagon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 15:07:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Lunsford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Collection Law Firms]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A district judge in Maryland last month dismissed a potential class action lawsuit against a debt buyer due, in part, to a rejection of the notion that a technical error constituted a violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). Another claim that tried to piggyback on the widely-publicized “robo-signing” issue with debt collection lawsuits was also rejected.]]></description>
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		<title>SquareTwo Financial Improves Financial Operating Structure</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 15:06:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>insideARM.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SquareTwo Financial, a leader in the $100 billion asset recovery and management industry, today announced the company has improved its capital structure with a two-year extension and lower interest rate on its revolving credit facility.]]></description>
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		<title>State Shuts Down Collection Agency; Warns Other Debt Collectors on Payday Loans</title>
		<link>http://www.insidearm.com/daily/debt-buying-topics/debt-buying/state-shuts-down-collection-agency-warns-other-debt-collectors-on-payday-loans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 15:23:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Lunsford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation and the Division of Banks this week announced a series of cease orders targeting unlicensed lenders and a licensed debt collector that were not adhering to the state’s loan consumer protections.

In conjunction with the actions, the state issued a letter to the 408 companies currently licensed as debt collectors in Mass., advising them that they must ensure that they collect loans only on behalf of properly licensed creditors.]]></description>
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		<title>FTC, CFPB to Co-Host Roundtable on Data Integrity in Debt Collection</title>
		<link>http://www.insidearm.com/daily/debt-buying-topics/debt-buying/ftc-cfpb-to-co-host-roundtable-on-data-integrity-in-debt-collection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 15:23:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>insideARM.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will co-host a roundtable on June 6, 2013, to examine the flow of consumer data throughout the debt collection process. The roundtable’s official title is “Life of a Debt: Data Integrity in Debt Collection.”]]></description>
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