Upcoming Conferences
14th Annual National Collections & Credit Risk ConferenceMarch 21 - 23, 2010
InterContinental Miami, Miami, FL
18th Annual Financial Services Collections & Credit Risk Conference
October 24-26, 2010
The Wynn, Las Vegas, NV
Risk & Analytics
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Lawsuits Name 764 Agencies, Creditors
The February total exceeds the number reached in January. The number of Fair Debt Collection Practices Act cases also rises.
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Credit Repair Company Reaches Financial Settlement With FTC
Collections & Credit Risk | March 4A Chicago-based credit repair company and its owner/president agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges filed as part of "Operation Clean Sweep."
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Consumer Bankruptcy Filings Jump In February
Collections & Credit Risk | March 4In another sign the economic recovery is slow-going, consumer bankruptcy filings surged 14% in February compared with a year earlier, according to a report by the American Bankruptcy Institute.
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Ohio Collection Agency Settles FTC Charges
Collections & Credit Risk | March 3Credit Bureau Collection Services will pay a $1.1 million civil fine to resolve charges that it violated federal collection and credit laws, Federal Trade Commission officials said today.
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Lawyer In Loan Modification Scheme Charged With Bank Fraud
Collections & Credit Risk | March 2A Washington, D.C. lawyer, accused late last year of collecting more than $1.2 million from homeowners with false promises to arrange loan modifications, has been charged with bank fraud.
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Are Regulators Playing Fair With The Collection Industry?
Collections & Credit Risk | March 1As state attorneys general pursue a growing number of cases against debt collectors and creditors, many in the collection industry quietly wonder whether theyre getting a fair shake.
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Small Businesses See Challenges
American Banker | February 26Small business owners do not expect any major improvement in the economy in the next few months, according to data from Discover Financial Services.
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- Card Chargeoffs Rise Again: Fitch
- New Jersey Assembly Committee Approves Collection Law
- Credit Repair Company Reaches Financial Settlement With FTC
- Court Approves Collection Legal Giant's Liquidation
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