NCHELP Commends Collection Agency for 50 Years of Service

DES PLAINES, IL ? At the National Council of Higher Education Loan Program’s January 7 Board meeting in Miami, Florida, Brett Lief, president of NCHELP, presented Roger Rubin, president and chief executive officer of Van Ru Credit Corporation, with a special award in honor of Van Ru’s founder/owner, Albert Rubin, and the company’s 50th anniversary in the collection industry. The meeting was followed by NCHELP?s two-day Leadership Conference, attended by CEOs and senior executives from throughout the educational loan and collection community.

Van Ru Credit Corporation, a national collection agency serving the collection needs of guaranty agencies across the United States for more than 23 years, has been a long-standing member and supporter of NCHELP and its programs. Key members of Van Ru?s staff participate in NCHELP?s annual conferences and committee meetings.

?We consider our involvement with NCHELP and their professional committees to be invaluable resources to our FFELP collection activities,? Rubin stated, ?and we certainly are honored to be recognized by their organization for this achievement.?

Van Ru, in business since 1953, employs nearly 1,100 collection professionals in five offices nationwide, offering industry expertise in the areas of government, healthcare, education, and telecommunications/utilities collections. More information about Van Ru is available by calling Ronda Blair, vice president of sales and marketing, at (800) 468-2678, or by visiting www.vanru.com.