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WEBINAR RECORDING: HOW AGENCIES CAN UPGRADE THEIR PAYMENT PROCESSING TO MATCH CONSUMER DEMANDS
- There is still a lot of uncertainty within the ARM industry about the requirements to accepting different kinds of payments and many in the industry are reluctant to adopt new technology that may make the process more efficient and less costly, according to panelists who spoke during a webinar yesterday. The webinar was sponsored by BillingTree and featured Rozanne Andersen, the chief compliance officer at Ontario Systems, and Chad Probst, the vice president of sales & business development at BillingTree as the speakers.
AGENCY SUPERVISOR RETIRING AFTER 45 YEARS
- Jane Adamson, the office supervisor at Credit Collection Services in Yankton, S.D., is retiring after 45 years at the agency. She and her husband, who retired a few years ago, actually owned the business for 20 years before selling it in 2003. A reluctance to learn “about new computer systems” and the realization that she didn’t want to try for 50 years at the agency were a couple of the reasons why she decided to retire.
MORE PATIENTS NOT ABLE TO PAY THEIR HEALTHCARE BILLS: TRANSUNION
- The number of patients who are not able to pay their healthcare bills in full is rising and may reach 95% by 2020, according to data released yesterday by TransUnion. Currently, 68% of patients with a healthcare bill of at least $500 are not able to pay off the balance in full, up from 49% in 2014.
WOMAN CLAIMS COLLECTION AGENCY ADDED $75K IN FEES ON $145 DEBT
- A Florida woman is claiming a collection agency has added more than $75,000 in fees on a $145 debt for unpaid Homeownership Association fees. What makes this situation even more interesting is that the agency — LM Funding — released a statement to the TV news crew that was investigating the incident on behalf of the woman. What is missing is an explanation of how the fees came to be added.
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You have to love the dynamic between reporters and the White House right now. It’s so friendly
People are starting to geek out about the solar eclipse that will happen in August
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