• Getting Ready for the DBA Conference
For the past nine years I have enjoyed all aspects of the DBA conference, from having 40-50 meetings with colleagues, clients and prospects; catching the latest rumors and gossip at the cocktail receptions and late night parties; and sitting in on a few sessions to keep c...
3 Feb 2012 at 10:54am
• Debt Collection Magic: Identity Theft or Wizardry?
Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Go Back in the Potter! Here?s a weird one for you: a New Zealand man known legally as ?the Wizard? claims that the past-due charges on an American Express account are not his, and that the Kiwi debt collectors calling to recover those ...
3 Feb 2012 at 10:24am
• Foster an Environment for Positive Attitudes
As we bite into a slice of pizza covered with cheese and pepperoni we are reminded of the old adage “You are what you eat.” When it comes to an employee?s attitude, the adage that should come to mind is “You are what you think.” It is a well documented fact that employees...
3 Feb 2012 at 10:24am
• Collectors Doing More for Clients, Keeping Less Money: Study
The study, conducted in Fall 2011, showed that the third-party debt collection industry returned $44.6 billion to clients in 2010 and kept $10.3 billion in commissions, for an aggregate commission rate of 18.8 percent. Compare that to five years ago, though, when debt col...
3 Feb 2012 at 10:12am
• ACA International Writes to Wall Street Journal to Set Record Straight
Press coverage in the wake of Monday?s announcement that the FTC had settled with a large debt buyer over time-barred debt has confused some of the central issues in the case, instead focusing on the size of the penalty -- $2.5 million ? or the potential impact it may hav...
2 Feb 2012 at 11:39am
• Collection Agency Consolidation a Possible Trend in 2012
This will undoubtedly be another roller coaster year from an M&A perspective with a lot of mergers among the small and mid-size ARM firms, high profile domestic and international transactions and new private equity and strategic entrants.
2 Feb 2012 at 11:39am
• What has the Collection Industry Done to Help YOUR State Lately?
A new report proves what I?ve known all along: Our industry makes a difference to the economy!
2 Feb 2012 at 11:39am
• DANTOM Launches eCertified for ARM Mailings
DANTOM Systems is pleased to announce the availability of the DANTOM eCertified product. It is the accounts receivable management industry's first automated certified mail product.
2 Feb 2012 at 11:39am
• Persolvo Data Systems Experiences Record Growth in 2011
Persolvo Data Systems, a leading provider of web-based settlement software and analytics tools designed to locate, identify and settle accounts enrolled in debt settlement programs, announced today that the company achieved a number of record milestones in 2011.
2 Feb 2012 at 11:39am
• New Portfolio Management Software from the Creators of Debt$Net Collection So...
DEBT Portfolio HQ, a portfolio management software, will be previewed during the 15th Annual DBA International Conference Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada February 7th - 9th.
2 Feb 2012 at 11:39am
For the past nine years I have enjoyed all aspects of the DBA conference, from having 40-50 meetings with colleagues, clients and prospects; catching the latest rumors and gossip at the cocktail receptions and late night parties; and sitting in on a few sessions to keep c...
3 Feb 2012 at 10:54am
• Debt Collection Magic: Identity Theft or Wizardry?
Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Go Back in the Potter! Here?s a weird one for you: a New Zealand man known legally as ?the Wizard? claims that the past-due charges on an American Express account are not his, and that the Kiwi debt collectors calling to recover those ...
3 Feb 2012 at 10:24am
• Foster an Environment for Positive Attitudes
As we bite into a slice of pizza covered with cheese and pepperoni we are reminded of the old adage “You are what you eat.” When it comes to an employee?s attitude, the adage that should come to mind is “You are what you think.” It is a well documented fact that employees...
3 Feb 2012 at 10:24am
• Collectors Doing More for Clients, Keeping Less Money: Study
The study, conducted in Fall 2011, showed that the third-party debt collection industry returned $44.6 billion to clients in 2010 and kept $10.3 billion in commissions, for an aggregate commission rate of 18.8 percent. Compare that to five years ago, though, when debt col...
3 Feb 2012 at 10:12am
• ACA International Writes to Wall Street Journal to Set Record Straight
Press coverage in the wake of Monday?s announcement that the FTC had settled with a large debt buyer over time-barred debt has confused some of the central issues in the case, instead focusing on the size of the penalty -- $2.5 million ? or the potential impact it may hav...
2 Feb 2012 at 11:39am
• Collection Agency Consolidation a Possible Trend in 2012
This will undoubtedly be another roller coaster year from an M&A perspective with a lot of mergers among the small and mid-size ARM firms, high profile domestic and international transactions and new private equity and strategic entrants.
2 Feb 2012 at 11:39am
• What has the Collection Industry Done to Help YOUR State Lately?
A new report proves what I?ve known all along: Our industry makes a difference to the economy!
2 Feb 2012 at 11:39am
• DANTOM Launches eCertified for ARM Mailings
DANTOM Systems is pleased to announce the availability of the DANTOM eCertified product. It is the accounts receivable management industry's first automated certified mail product.
2 Feb 2012 at 11:39am
• Persolvo Data Systems Experiences Record Growth in 2011
Persolvo Data Systems, a leading provider of web-based settlement software and analytics tools designed to locate, identify and settle accounts enrolled in debt settlement programs, announced today that the company achieved a number of record milestones in 2011.
2 Feb 2012 at 11:39am
• New Portfolio Management Software from the Creators of Debt$Net Collection So...
DEBT Portfolio HQ, a portfolio management software, will be previewed during the 15th Annual DBA International Conference Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada February 7th - 9th.
2 Feb 2012 at 11:39am
