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July 28, 2014 by Patrick Lunsford in Collection Laws and Regulations

Debt Collection Becoming an Actual Issue in Hot State AG Election

The issue of Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine’s alleged favoritism in rewarding a debt collection contract boiled over on the weekend as his office released official collection totals for last...

June 17, 2014 by Patrick Lunsford in Collection Law Firms

Debt Collector at Center of Political Donation Scandal in Texas

Ordinarily, a company’s political contributions don’t make waves, unless they are of an unusual size. But when the largest government-focused collection agency is making the donations to a candidate running...

May 7, 2014 in Government Debt

Website Estimates Two-Thirds of Higher ED, Gov't RFPs are Real Opportunities

MyGovWatch.com has concluded a research effort revealing that an estimated 67% of government and higher education requests for proposals (RFPs) are real opportunities available to collection agency vendors. Through analysis...

March 5, 2014 in Collection Technology

MyGovWatch.com Launches Revamped Vendor Center

MyGovWatch.com, a website that tracks government and student loan collection services purchasing nationally, announced today that it has launched a revamped version of its Vendor Center, a feature that lets...

January 23, 2014 in Debt Collection

NGM Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary by Offering 10 Free Leads to New Clients in 2014

Net Gain Marketing, Inc. (NGM) today announced that it will offer ten free leads to new clients in 2014 to celebrate the company’s ten years in business. Any company that...

December 30, 2013 by Patrick Lunsford in Collection Laws and Regulations

New State Debt Collection Law Unintentionally Closes Check Program

The district attorney in Lane County, Ore. said recently that his office’s check diversion program will shut down because of a new debt collection law set to take effect January...

December 3, 2013 in Debt Collection

Website Announces Free Trial Promo for Student Loan & Government Contracts

MyGovWatch.com, which tracks government and student loan collection services purchasing nationally, is now offering an unprecedented, limited-time promotion for new clients through December 31st. Any company that signs a trial...

November 20, 2013 in Debt Collection

Outsourcing RFP Responses Yields $100 Million to Collection Agencies

Net Gain Marketing, Inc. (NGM) today announced that clients who have outsourced some or all of their requests for proposal (RFP) responses to NGM to pursue public and private sector...

October 7, 2013 by Patrick Lunsford in Collection Laws and Regulations

Collectors Can't Disclose Debts to Third Parties, But Governments Can?

It is commonly accepted in the debt collection industry that a collector cannot, under any circumstances, disclose a debt to a third party. But for government entities, that restriction is...

September 6, 2013 by Patrick Lunsford in Collection Laws and Regulations

Check Collection Firm Reaches $3.2 million Settlement

A federal judge in California last week approved a settlement between a check collection firm and a class of plaintiffs that calls for the company to pay some $3.2 million...

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