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TECH LOCK CEO: MOST TECH ADMINISTRATORS LACK DATA SECURITY SKILL SETS
- Brian McManamon, the new CEO of Tech Lock, estimates most IT administrators at collection agencies do not have the skill set necessary to handle data security, and most IT departments may not be dedicating enough time to managing it. McManamon talked about the importance of data security, as well as other IT priorities, in a Q&A outlining his goals and vision as the new CEO of Tech Lock.
CREDIT CARD DEBT LOAD REACHES GREAT RECESSION LEVELS
- There are a lot of warning signs in the amount of credit card debt being racked up by individuals, according to a report from WalletHub. WalletHub is predicting that consumers will end 2016 with $80 billion in additional credit card debt, which averages out to more than $8,300 per family. The amount of credit card outstanding is now at its highest point since the Great Recession in 2008.
HOW BILL BARTMANN BECAME BILL BARTMANN
- The Wall Street Journal gives Bill Bartmann a lengthy obituary, talking about his difficult childhood and upbringing, and how he managed to grow a collection agency into a company that was worth billions of dollars. Bartmann’s secret? Treat individuals with delinquent or default accounts with respect. “Some even thought I was a friend playing a prank on them because I surely couldn’t be a bill collector,” Bartmann said.
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