Archive for February, 2010
Research and Markets: Creditor Metrics: Consumer Approaches to Payment Protection Insurance Linked to Personal Loans and Consumer Credit in Europe
Posted on 26. Feb, 2010 by Collections Recon.
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/0a2c0b/creditor_metrics) has announced the addition of the “Creditor Metrics: Consumer Approaches to Payment Protection Insurance linked to Personal Loans and Consumer Credit in Europe” report to their offering.
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Executive Change: Acclaim Radiology Management Names Wendy Lomers Chief Financial Officer
Posted on 26. Feb, 2010 by Collections Recon.
Acclaim Radiology Management, an industry leader in radiology revenue cycle management, is pleased to announce the appointment of Wendy Lomers as the organization’s Chief Financial Officer. Lomers will join Acclaim on March 1, 2010.
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Aktiv Kapital Maintains Profitability in Challenging Market
Posted on 26. Feb, 2010 by Collections Recon.
Oslo – Aktiv Kapital reports fourth quarter 2009 portfolio collection of NOK 402.8 million, compared with NOK 531.6 million in the fourth quarter 2008. Total operating expenses in the quarter were reduced 26 percent year-over-year, to NOK 187.4 million. Aktiv Kapital achieved operating revenues of NOK 251.6 million (NOK 303.4 million) in the fourth quarter [...]
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Debt collectors even dog you at your job
Posted on 26. Feb, 2010 by Collections Recon.
Dear Debt Adviser, I’ve been contacted by debt collectors concerning an old debt that has been written off by the original creditor. I’ve requested written proof of the debt, but nothing has been sent. I’ve also informed the collection agency that the IRS has frozen my accounts for back taxes, and I cannot pay it [...]
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Dallas-Fort Worth foreclosures took a step back in 2009
Posted on 26. Feb, 2010 by Collections Recon.
Dallas-Fort Worth area home foreclosures for 2009 fell to their lowest level in three years.
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Banks further reduce their borrowing from the Federal Reserve’s emergency loan window
Posted on 26. Feb, 2010 by Collections Recon.
Banks borrowed less from the Federal Reserve’s emergency lending program over the past week, another sign that strains on private credit markets are easing.
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Chasing old fines is inefficient way to operate
Posted on 26. Feb, 2010 by Collections Recon.
You would have thought Quincy’s experience four years ago would have convinced it to push aggressively for changes that would negate the need to pursue drivers who ignore their parking tickets and accumulating thousands of dollars in fines.
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Appaloosa Opposes CW Foreclosure Plan
Posted on 26. Feb, 2010 by Collections Recon.
Hedge fund firm, Appaloosa Investment, is challenging CW Capital Management’s Manhattan apartment complexes foreclosure plan, The New York Times reports. CW Capital Management is seeking to foreclose on the owners of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Villages complexes.
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US auto sales recovery seen slow amid Feb. recall
Posted on 26. Feb, 2010 by Collections Recon.
U.S. auto sales in February are expected to rise from a year ago, but the pace of recovery likely slowed from last month with consumers sidelined by Toyota Motor Corp’s <7203.T>
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Ohio Seeks Federal Foreclosure Relief Funds
Posted on 26. Feb, 2010 by Collections Recon.
Ohio’s congressional delegation and locals officials continue to make the case that Ohio was unfairly left out of federal assistance to help mitigate the foreclosure problem. ideastream’s Bill Rice reports.








