Archive for February, 2011
Attorney Larson “has been busy” against Virginia-based collection company
Posted on 28. Feb, 2011 by Collections Recon.
Portfolio Recovery Associates, one the nation’s largest debt-buying collection companies, is a favorite target of attorney David Larson.
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CBE Group Receives Business of the Year Award
Posted on 28. Feb, 2011 by Collections Recon.
The CBE Group, Inc. (CBE), a leader in the debt collection industry, announced today that it was named Business of the Year 2011 for the Greater Cedar Valley region, which includes the Waterloo and Cedar Falls, Iowa metropolitan areas. The award was presented to CBE by the Greater Cedar Valley Alliance and Chamber at the organization’s annual celebration.
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NCO Group, Inc. Earns Prestigious Global Training Recognition
Posted on 25. Feb, 2011 by Collections Recon.
NCO Group, Inc. (“NCO”), a leading global provider of best-in-class business process outsourcing solutions (“BPO”) is pleased to announce that its Corporate Training and Development team, NCO University (NCOU), has been named to the Training Top 125, a prestigious annual ranking of organizations worldwide that excel at employer-sponsored training and development, as determined by Training magazine.
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Harassment from debt collectors tops 2010 complaints to MO Attorney General
Posted on 25. Feb, 2011 by Collections Recon.
Missouri’s Attorney General has released the top 10 consumer complaints and scams reported to his office in 2010.
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Debt collector sentenced for sale of information
Posted on 25. Feb, 2011 by Collections Recon.
The director of a Buffalo debt collection agency who admitted selling personal information on thousands of debtors has been sentenced to two years’ probation and fined $28,000 by Chief U. S. District Judge William J. Skretny, U. S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. reports.
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HBCS Celebrates 25 Years of Service
Posted on 24. Feb, 2011 by Collections Recon.
New Castle, Del. — HBCS, a leading healthcare receivables outsourcing company, today announced that it is celebrating 25 years of excellent service to its customers. For the past 25 years, HBCS has enjoyed tremendous success producing outstanding results for its non-profit hospital customers. Among many of its initiatives in looking forward to the next 25 years, HBCS has converted from a non-profit organization to a for-profit organization. HBCS will continue to provide its accounts receivable management services to hospitals, but now will also provide a wider range of revenue cycle services to a larger range of healthcare providers.
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Judgment Recovery Institute Celebrates Second Anniversary
Posted on 24. Feb, 2011 by Collections Recon.
Santa Ana, Calif. — The Judgment Recovery Institute is approaching its second anniversary in business and is celebrating by offering new payment options for a limited time to new enrolling students. The Judgment Recovery Institute is the leader in online instruction for entrepreneurs engaged in the business of debt buying and judgment recovery.
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Bottomline Technologies Acquires Direct Debit Limited
Posted on 24. Feb, 2011 by Collections Recon.
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – Bottomline Technologies (NASDAQ: EPAY), a leading provider of collaborative payment, invoice and document automation solutions, today announced the acquisition of Direct Debit Limited (DDL), a London-based provider of payments automation software for direct debits and receivables management for corporations, banks, financial institutions and government organizations.
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Aktiv Kapital Reports Higher Profit in Q4
Posted on 24. Feb, 2011 by Collections Recon.
Oslo, Norway — Aktiv Kapital continues to show an improvement in results and reports an operating profit of NOK 103.1 million ($18.4 million) in Q4 2010, up from NOK 47.3 million in the same period 2009. The Board proposes a dividend of NOK 20 per share, which represents a direct return of 40 per cent based on the closing rate on 22 February.
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Stellar Recovery Announces New Financing Partnership to Fund Debt Purchases
Posted on 24. Feb, 2011 by Collections Recon.
Stellar Recovery, Inc., a national asset recovery company with offices located in Kalispell, Montana and Jacksonville, Florida announces their new financing partnership with BasePoint Capital, a specialty finance company based in Greenwich, Connecticut. This partnership gives Stellar the ability to purchase portfolios valued over $1 Billion in face value in 2011.








