Creditors International Welcomes Members of the Former — Communications Accounts Receivable Management Association (CARMA)

The Creditors International (CI) division of ACA International, The Association of Credit and Collection Professionals, is proud to announce that nearly 15 percent of the members of the former Communications Accounts Receivables Management Association (CARMA) have become CI members at the urging of CARMA leadership. Citing falling membership levels and low attendance at their most recent convention, CARMA?s executive committee recently sent a letter to their members announcing the dissolution of the association and suggesting that they join CI.

After an exhaustive evaluation of creditor associations, CARMA leaders decided that CI was the best fit, primarily because of the similarities in benefits the two associations offer. In addition to the creditor-specific benefits of CI, members receive full membership in ACA International, opening up a host of educational, networking and legislative opportunities.

?The integration of CARMA members fits right in to ACA?s vision for CI,? said ACA International CEO Gary Rippentrop. ?CI strives to bring together professionals from all segments of the credit industry: bankers, automobile financers, healthcare administrators, student loan counselors, government agencies, mortgage brokers, credit card issuers, retailers and more. Our members firmly believe in the value of learning from and interacting with other creditors, who deal with different specific issues but adhere to the same principles and, at a basic level, share the same needs. Privacy, bankruptcy, credit reporting, customer service and economic trends are all fundamental to granting credit and developing and executing effective in-house collection strategies.?