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Being considered a “king-pin” at 27 can be daunting. It doesn’t really give you any room to grow. Like Shakespeare’s Richard III, once you’ve captured the kingdom, what do you do afterwards? Well, if you’re 27-year-old king-pin Paul Anthony Vasquez of Santa Clarita, California, you spend some time in federal prison. Nine years, to be [...]
FICO, the leading provider of analytics and decision management technology, today unveiled the latest version of its FICO Debt Manager platform for collections and recovery, which integrates with the Telrock mobile and digital payments application SmartCollect to increase the speed and efficiency of collections and improve the customer experience. FICO Debt Manager supports collections for [...]
Complaints about debt collection practices jumped nearly 20 percent in 2011, according to data released late Tuesday by the Federal Trade Commission. But complaints specifically regarding third party debt collection agencies soared more than 30 percent, as creditors saw their debt collection complaints fall.
ACA International noted that complaint numbers should be read with caution, as they are unverified and often do not represent rule-breaking activity.
Yesterday we published a story about Hollywood Video’s last gasp at collecting on some past-due accounts. Today, I ran across this blog post by a lawyer named John Skiba. It’s sort of a day-in-the-life ramble about the time he tried to go to one meeting, but then went to the wrong building, and then there [...]
Does your collection operation utilize Six Sigma tools? Why or why not? Share your experiences.
What was ostensibly supposed to be a panel discussion about skip-tracing “and beyond” instead became a weird foray into the world of legislating legislation legislatively. Someone may have suggested that there needed to be a “criminal charges” component of the FDCPA.
From the state that brought you important trivia answers like “we only have one area code” (302), Delaware courts may make it more time-intensive and costly to sue consumers in the state.
Van Ru Credit Corporation (“Van Ru”), a leading accounts receivable management company, operating in four locations in the United States and a Near Shore facility in San Jose, Costa Rica, today announced the addition of David Morton to the company’s Business Development team. Mr. Morton will serve as Vice President of Business Development with primary responsibility for key client acquisitions.
ACA International, the Association of Credit and Collection professionals, applauds 11 members of the House Energy & Commerce Committee for their leadership in urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) not to hinder consumers and businesses from effectively communicating.
We’re looking for the best break spaces in the ARM industry. Is it an awesome break room, or a quiet spot under a tree? Who knows? Just send us your pictures.
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