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March 16, 2015 in Debt Collection

MyGovWatch.com Celebrates Freedom of Information Day with Free Promo

MyGovWatch.com is celebrating today, National Freedom of Information Day in the United States, by offering a unique promotion to companies aspiring to win government contracts. Any company not currently using...

March 11, 2015 in Debt Collection

NGM to Offer Staffing Agency Model for Outsourced RFP Writing

Net Gain Marketing, Inc. (NGM) today announced that clients seeking to outsource the request for proposal (RFP) response development process can now do so with simple hourly billing offered through...

March 2, 2015 by Patrick Lunsford in BPO

Navient Acquires Government Collection Firm Gila/Municipal Services Bureau

Navient (Nasdaq:NAVI) announced last week that it has acquired Gila LLC. The Austin, Texas-based asset recovery and business process outsourcing firm focuses on the state and local government market, serving...

February 2, 2015 in Debt Buying

Executive Change: J. A. Cline Joins Broussard Partners & Associates PRA Government Services Team

Broussard Partners & Associates (BPA), a division of PRA Government Services, LLC and PRA Group (Nasdaq: PRAA), today announced that Julius A. (J. A.) Cline has joined the company as...

January 30, 2015 by Patrick Lunsford in Collection Laws and Regulations

ACLU Sues Georgia County and Collection Agency Over Debt Collection Practices

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Thursday announced that it has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the debt collection practices of an Atlanta-area county and the debt collection agency it...

January 14, 2015 in Debt Collection

Government Collection Professionals Invited to Tampa, Florida

The Government Revenue Collections Association (GRCA) invites those working in government debt collection to its 6th Annual Collector Training, March 9-11, 2015 at the Westin Tampa Harbour Island in Tampa,...

November 12, 2014 by Patrick Lunsford in Collection Law Firms

American Bar Association Condemns Debt Collector/DA Relationships and Letter Practices

The American Bar Association Wednesday issued a formal opinion finding that a growing practice by district attorneys of allowing debt collection agencies to issue demand letters that suggest they originated...

September 4, 2014 in Collection jobs

Executive Change: Jeremy Katz Joins PRA Government Services Team

Revenue Discovery Systems (RDS), a division of PRA Group’s government services (Nasdaq:PRAA) has announced that Jeremy Katz joined the company as vice president of state government solutions after 20 years...

August 5, 2014 by Patrick Lunsford in Credit Card Debt

Study Shows Collection Agencies Recovering More Debt at Lower Pay with Fewer Collectors

The third-party debt collection industry returned some $45 billion to creditors and other clients in 2013, according to a study released today by ACA International. The report, based on a...

July 29, 2014 by Patrick Lunsford in Accounts Receivable Management

More than 35 Percent of American Adults are Currently in Collections: Report

A joint study from the think tank Urban Institute and debt buyer Encore Capital Group released today reported that more than 35 percent of U.S. adults with a credit report...

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