Study Details Extent, Cost of Managing Generic Disputes
Collection agencies are receiving an "extraordinarily high" number of indirect disputes with "little evidence" that the disputes are originating with...
Illinois Town Looking for New Agency
The town of Forest Park, Ill., is in the process of hiring a collection agency to recover past due debt,...
Bill Introduced in Pennsylvania to Establish Statute of Limitations on Collection of Tax Debt
A bill has been introduced in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives that would establish a 10-year statute of limitations on...
An Open Letter From An Agency Owner to His Congressman
Recently, the owner of a collection agency reached out to me and shared a letter he had written to his...
Daily Digest – January 29. Judge Dismisses FDCPA Suit Over Frequency of Phone Number Usage in Letter; Audit Details Tax Collection Data
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Judge Dismisses FDCPA Suit Over Frequency of Phone Number Usage in Collection Letter
A District Court Judge in New Jersey has dismissed a class-action suit against a collection agency that was accused of...
Debt Collection Complaints Fall Behind Credit Reporting Among Issues For Servicemembers
Even though issues related to debts continue to plague servicemembers, the number of complaints associated with debt collection has been...
Financial Challenges, Including Amount of Bad Debt, Keeping Hospital CEOs Awake
The amount of bad debt is keeping hospital chief executive officers awake at night, according to the results of a...
Audit Report Details Specific Collection Data of Agencies Working on Behalf of IRS
A comprehensive audit of the activities of four private collection agencies (PCAs) tasked with going after unpaid taxes owed to...
Daily Digest – January 28. Shutdown May Be Over, But Getting Back to Normal Could Take 18 Months; New Disclosure Laws Proposed in New York, Illinois
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