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News Headlines

• Are Your Collectors a Data Security Risk? 8/3/10
• Convoke Systems Raises $5.5 Million in Funding; Plans to Expand Services to ARM Industry 7/26/10
• CMS Final Rules to Qualify for Health IT Incentive More Flexible 7/23/10
• State Goes After Two Collection Agencies Over Identity Theft 11/30/09
• FTC Deadline for Red Flag Rule Compliance Nears for ARM Professionals 4/9/09
• Lawsuit Sheds Light on Medical Data Practices as Trigger for Rising Self-Pay Balances 1/16/09
• Electronic Medical Records May Provide Revenue for Providers and Patients 12/10/08
• Bank Data Breach Could Impact 12.5 million Customers 9/2/08
• Credit Card Data Breaches Popping Up Again 8/28/08
• Some Stores Fail to Notify Consumers on Massive Card Data Breach 8/11/08
• Feds Charge 11 in Theft of 40 Million Credit Card Accounts 8/6/08
• Seattle-based Health Care Provider Fined $100,000 for HIPAA Violations 7/21/08
• Stolen Medical Records can Haunt Victims for Life 6/13/08
• ID Theft Drops as Check Fraud Continues 6/10/08
• Payment Players Must Contain Fraud: Chicago Fed President 6/9/08
• Payments Fraud Fight Requires Collaboration: Fair Isaac Chief 6/6/08
• Revised PCI Rules Scheduled for October Release 6/2/08
• Disaster Planning Could Bring Greater Telecommuting for Issuers 5/30/08
• Collection Agencies, Debt Buyers are PCI Security Hot Spots 5/13/08
• Bill would Ease GLBA Pressure on Debt Buyers 4/4/08
• Report Finds Private Collectors Protecting Taxpayer Privacy 4/2/08
• Data Security: Techniques for Online Firms That Boost Transactions, Cut Fraud 3/21/08
• Supermarket Data Breach Exposed 4.2 million Cards to Hackers 3/19/08
• Gartner V: Keep Those Emails and Other Records 3/18/08
• Gartner IV: Data Protection Means Data Recovery Planning 3/10/08
• GARTNER III: Corporate Security Must Include 'Information Governance' 3/7/08
• Gartner II: Security through Obscurity Doesn’t Work Anymore 3/6/08
• Fraud Complaints Rise Due to ID Theft: FTC 2/22/08
• Firms Reduce Security Threats by Mapping Risks, Testing Programs 2/8/08

Analysis Headlines

• How the New Red Flag Rules Impact Your Business
  
• The Cost of Dirty Data to Accounts Receivable Managers
  
• The Tangled Web of Google Health – Online Medical Records Could Change Healthcare Receivables Strategies
  Several prominent web cornerstone firms, like Google and Microsoft, are pushing a system that would allow consumers access to Personal Health Records. The medical ARM industry could both benefit and suffer by this move.
• A Growing Movement of PCI Compliance
  

Press Releases

• The CMI Group Successfully Completes SAS 70 Type II Audit 9/3/10
• RGS Financial Joins Tech Lock Certified Program 9/1/10
• Executive Change: Global Debt Registry Announces Mark Parsells as Executive Chairman 8/24/10
• Sierra Group Compliance Signs Contact with United Collection Bureau to Launch ETHIcollect Compliance Program 8/20/10
• FTC Proposes Changes to Update and Improve Credit Reporting Notices 8/16/10
• Global Connect Announces Release of Best Time of Day Call Report and Other System Features 8/12/10
• Executive Change: Constar Financial Names Martha Hewitt as Executive Administration Director 8/10/10
• insideARM.com Appoints Forward Thinking Editorial Board 7/28/10
• Merchants’ Credit Guide Co. Joins Tech Lock Certified Program 7/20/10
• CompuMail Proves Security & Compliance With Tech Lock Certification 7/19/10
• Oxford Management Services Selects Nexidia’s Speech Analytics to Integrate into its Collections and Quality Assurance Processes 7/19/10
• Harvest Strategy Group Achieves SAS 70 TYPE II Certification 7/16/10
• Ontario Systems Announces Innovative Partnership with Tech Lock Incorporated 7/12/10
• MicroBilt Corporation Launches New Resources for Small Business on Issues of Credit, Collections, Fraud and the Underserved 7/2/10
• Consumer Adjustment Co, Inc Sets Sights On Another Differentiator Through Tech Lock Certification 6/18/10
• Coast Professional, Inc. joins Tech Lock Certified Program 6/10/10
• Central Credit Services Achieves PCI DSS Compliance 6/9/10
• SIMM Associates Successfully Completes Type II SAS 70 Audit and PCI Certification 6/2/10
• FTC Extends Enforcement Deadline for Identity Theft Red Flags Rule 6/1/10
• DANTOM Systems Enters the Tech Lock Certified Program 5/28/10
• ACT Becomes First Collection Agency to Enter into Tech Lock Certified Program 5/24/10
• CompuMail to Prove Security & Compliance for Collection Letters 5/20/10
• Gila Corporation Receives SAS 70 and PPMS Certification 5/18/10
• PSC Info Group Achieves SAS 70 Type II Certification for 2nd Consecutive Year 5/18/10
• DANTOM Systems Completes SAS 70 Type II Audit 5/13/10
• PCI Compliance and Data Security Requires Private Key Management 4/1/10
• Dave & Buster's Settles FTC Charges it Failed to Protect Consumers' Information 3/26/10
• Global Debt Registry Uses Electronic Signature Capabilities to Reduce the Title Transfer Process 3/18/10
• MSB Jumps In To Help Governments Reduce Costs 3/15/10
• Veda Advantage Acquires Card Alert and EKKO Guardian Business 3/8/10
• AlphaTrust Signs More Than 250 Customers for Its PRONTO E-Signature Process Automation Solution 3/4/10
• LiveVox Confirms Data Security with SAS70 Audit 2/23/10
• Adeptra Reflects On 2010 Demand for True Multi-Channel Communications 2/9/10
• ER Solutions Successfully Completes Its Third Annual SAS 70 Type II Audit 1/28/10
• Frost & Sullivan Profiles LiveVox CEO for Hosted Technology Innovation 1/12/10
• Global Asset-based Financier Launches New Clean Technology Financing Business 1/7/10
• NCCI Completes SAS 70 Type II Audit 12/24/09
• RMS Recertified for 3rd Year with both VISA and MASTERCARD for PCI Compliance 12/18/09
• Computer Information Development, LLC Launches Identifier Validation 12/1/09
• Southwest Credit Achieves PCI DSS Level 1 Compliance 11/6/09
• Firstsource awarded Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards Certification 10/15/09
• FTC to Host Public Roundtables to Address Evolving Consumer Privacy Issues 9/17/09
• Valentine & Kebartas Achieves SAS Type II Certification 8/27/09
• NRA Achieves SAS 70 TYPE II Certification for Secure, Reliable, Effective IT Services 8/21/09
• ARM Firm CCH Increases Global Footprint with Astra Acquisition 7/7/09
• Acxiom Launches Online Identity Card to Help Businesses and Consumers Connect Securely and Easily 6/19/09
• Accertify and RMS Partner to Reduce Credit Card Fraud and Chargebacks 6/9/09
• Most Creditworthy Consumers Also Are Most Likely to Be Identity Theft Victims 6/8/09
• No White Flags Surrendering to Possible Identity Theft Here – Gila Corp Gets “Red Flag” Compliant 5/28/09
• Magnum Hosts Alternative Data Webinar 5/1/09