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Debt-collection agency closing San Antonio operation

Posted on 08. Nov, 2011 by .

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Asset Acceptance LLC has decided to close its San Antonio call center and lay off 65 employees, according to a letter the company sent to the Texas Workforce Commission.

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October 2011 FDCPA/TCPA Summary

Posted on 08. Nov, 2011 by .

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In October, 924 cases were filed in US District Courts for alleged violations of the FDCPA and TCPA. Case volumes were slightly higher than September’s case totals.

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The Lewis Group appoints new Finance Director

Posted on 26. Sep, 2011 by .

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The Lewis Group, one of the UK’s leading collections agencies, has continued the further strengthening of its senior management team with the appointment of Chartered Accountant Neil Robins (picture) as its new Finance Director.

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TCN Announces Partnership with Debt$Net® to Offer Integrated Telephony Services

Posted on 06. Sep, 2011 by .

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TCN Inc. today announced a partnership with The Computer Manager, Inc., a leading Washington-based debt collection software company that produces Debt® Collection Software. The partnership will enable Debt® users to utilize TCN web-based telephony services that are integrated with Debt® Collection Software.

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Kids’ identities reported stolen

Posted on 06. Jun, 2011 by .

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Hundreds of online businesses are finding inactive Social Security numbers online — most of which are assigned to children younger than 18 who have not started using them yet — and selling them under different names to help people establish fake credit.

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Settlement reached over unfair debt collection practices of Hollywood Video

Posted on 12. May, 2011 by .

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The Kansas Attorney General announces that Kansas, along with 49 other states and the district of Columbia have reached a settlement to resolve accusations of unfair debt collection practices of Hollywood Video and Movie Gallery Inc.

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Ineffective debt recovery policies make banks fail’

Posted on 11. May, 2011 by .

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Registrar/ Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of Debt Recovery Practitioners of Nigeria (IDRPN), Chris Opeodu, has said more banks in the country would fail unless there is strict and professional enforcement of effective debt recovery policies by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

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DeKalb owed tens of millions in unpaid fees, fines

Posted on 11. May, 2011 by .

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Just weeks before DeKalb County leaders must decide whether to raise property taxes, a new investigation shows deadbeats owe the county more than $62.5 million in fines and fees.

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Child Support Overpayments: Lawsuit Alleges State Withholds Too Much Money, Unfairly Charging Parents and U.S. Taxpayers

Posted on 11. May, 2011 by .

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A class action lawsuit filed on Friday, 6 May 2011, claims Ohio’s Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) over collects child support payments in violation of state statutes and federal regulations. Records indicate in excess of $176 million has been wrongfully taken from over 114,000 child support payers. The suit further alleges ODJFS knowingly and willfully deceives parents concerning the status of their child support records while receiving tens of millions of dollars in unearned incentive and reimbursement payments from U.S. taxpayers.

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Debt$Net® Collection Software Hosts 2011 User’s Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada

Posted on 10. May, 2011 by .

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Poulsbo, WA, May 9, 2011 – Debt$Net® Collection Software, a pioneer in the development of
collection agency software, recently hosted the 2011 Debt$Net® User’s Conference at the
Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 27th and 28th.

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