Albany, NY Issues RFP for Debt Collection Services
ALBANY, N.Y., Sept. 2 — The Albany Water Board and the City of Albany Department of Water and Water Supply hereby requests proposals from qualified firms to provide collection services applicable to unpaid and delinquent accounts.
Collection effort pays off
Warren’s debt collection agency has netted nearly $340,000 for city coffers since it started working on delinquent accounts four months ago.
Facebook makes debt collection sweet for creditors
James has been a serial debtor for the past four years.
Despite the intense pressure from his creditors; mostly commercial banks, he has managed to evade them and has never been bothered by the numerous calls from debt collectors.
He always uses the same strategy; soon after securing a loan, he changes his phone contacts, residential address and resigns from his job.
With this, he is confident of blocking all avenues of pursuit from debt collectors.
After several attempts his creditors resolved to hire collection agencies for a trace and recovery effort.
Alliance Collection Agencies employees participate in fundraiser
Employees of Alliance Collection Agencies recently participated in the Stevens Point Area YMCA Lactic Edge Triathlon on July 10 at Bukolt Park in Stevens Point.
Debt Collection: A Look Inside Collection Training
As if the mass mailings and multiple calls weren’t enough to drive you to drink, collectors are also obtaining free online tips on how to better bang out calls to bring in your bucks. Learn what collectors are being coached on to better their efforts against consumers with accounts in collections. Read through these training tips collectors are using to manipulate or trap you into making a payment over the phone.
Debt collection lands 3 men in Utah County Jail
Three suspects are in jail accused of kidnapping four men over a debt.
Hospital contractor admits bribing county worker in Medicaid scam
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced the criminal conviction and civil settlement involving a Western New York hospital contractor who bribed a county worker as part of an extensive Medicaid scam. With this conviction, Cuomo’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) has now topped $800 million in court-ordered recoveries.
Debt Collection Abuses Widespread
BOSTON, July 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Debt companies pursuing consumers with a small army of collectors have swamped small claims courts with lawsuits and left a trail of abuses that, in 2009, led consumers to file more than 120,000 complaints with federal regulators.
FTC: Fix ‘broken’ debt collection system
After several years of investigation into credit card and other debt-related disputes, the Federal Trade Commission this week unanimously approved and issued a 118-page report that did not mince words:
“The commission concludes that the current system for resolving consumer debts is broken, because consumers are not adequately protected in either debt collection litigation or arbitration.”
FTC Issues Report On Reforming Debt Collection Litigation And Arbitration
A new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report concludes that the system for resolving consumer debt collection disputes is broken, and recommends significant litigation and arbitration reforms to give consumers a fair shake.
