Collection Recon

New Study Shows Third-Party Debt Collection Positively Impacts the National and State Economies

Posted on 30. Jan, 2012 by Collections Recon.

Third-party debt collection has an important impact on America’s national, state and local economies, according to a new study by ACA International and global advisory firm Ernst and Young (www.acainternational.org/impact) based on 2010 data.

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Official Notice of Proposed Amendments to ACA Bylaws; Special Meeting of the Membership

Posted on 25. Jan, 2012 by Collections Recon.

Official Notice of Proposed Amendments to ACA Bylaws; Special Meeting of the Membership
As announced in October 2011, ACA International continues to make progress on updating our international trade association’s governance structure.

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Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co. Welcomes New Partners

Posted on 10. Jan, 2012 by Collections Recon.

Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., L.P.A., an ACA International member based in Cleveland, Ohio, announced the election of five new partners for 2012—Scott D. Fink, Amy Clum Holbrook, James G. Kozelek, John B. C. Porter and Jennifer Monty Rieker, bringing the total number of WWR partners to 26.

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Debtors to collectors: Show proof the debt is really owed

Posted on 15. Nov, 2011 by Collections Recon.

Debt collector to credit card user: “Show me the money.” Credit card user to debt collector: “Show me the proof.”

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Official Notice of Proposed Amendments to ACA Bylaws and Standard Operating Procedures

Posted on 20. Oct, 2011 by Collections Recon.

Over the past year, ACA International has embarked on a journey to modernize our international trade association’s governance structure.

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General Service Bureau and Merchants Credit Adjusters Receive 2011 BBB Integrity Award

Posted on 05. Oct, 2011 by Collections Recon.

General Service Bureau and Merchants Credit Adjusters, ACA International member collection agencies based in Omaha, Neb., were honored with the prestigious Better Business Bureau Integrity Award for 2011 at an award ceremony at Embassy Suites in LaVista, Neb., on Sept. 15, 2011.

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Collection Agency Owner Elected to National Board Promoting Financial Literacy

Posted on 30. Sep, 2011 by Collections Recon.

Boston, Massachusetts (PRWEB) September 29, 2011

American Profit Recovery, a collection agency with offices in Massachusetts, Michigan and North Carolina has announced that Jeff DiMatteo, an owner and partner has been elected to the ACA International Education Foundation Board. The national board oversees the activities of the foundation which spearheads many consumer debt educational programs and actively promotes financial literacy to consumers.

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Tina Hanson Selected ACA International Instructor of the Year for 2011

Posted on 25. Aug, 2011 by Collections Recon.

Madison, WI (PRWEB) August 24, 2011

State Collection Service, Inc. is proud to announce that its Vice President, Tina Hanson, was recently honored with ACA International’s 2011 Instructor of the Year Award at the Association’s recent Annual Convention. ACA International serves over 3,500 member organizations worldwide.

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ACA International Supports FTC Policy on Collecting Debts of the Deceased

Posted on 28. Jul, 2011 by Collections Recon.

MINNEAPOLIS, July 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — ACA International, the association of credit and collection professionals, supports the Federal Trade Commission’s recently finalized policy statement bringing clarity to the complexities of collecting on a decedent’s debt.

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ACA International Education Foundation Awards Annual Loomer-Mortenson Scholarships

Posted on 26. Jul, 2011 by Collections Recon.

Three college bound students have been awarded a total of $5,000 in Loomer-Mortenson scholarships by the ACA International Education Foundation, ACA International’s philanthropic arm.

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