Illinois Attorney General Sues Collection Agency

22/05/06

News Headlines

• Pioneer Credit and Sallie Mae Fund Donate Nearly $200,000 to Charity 12/22/06
• Pinnacle Financial Gives Away Car in Collector Incentive Program 12/22/06
• Collection Attorney Named Wisconsin Super Lawyer 12/22/06
• Fidelity Ventures Acquires Online Collection Software Firm eCredit 12/20/06
• Joseph, Mann & Creed Becomes an IACC Certified Commercial Collection Agency 12/20/06
• German Collection Giant Created in Acquisition 12/20/06
• Large ARM Investor May be Hit with Fine 12/19/06
• Collection Agency AIC to Launch New Call Center 12/19/06
• NCO Group Expands into Latin America with Acquisition 12/18/06
• Some Counties Ease Up on Car Repossessions Over Debt 12/18/06
• Billion-Dollar Companies Top Collection Agency and Debt-Buyer Industry Rankings 12/15/06
• City Facing Backlash Over Business Tax Collection 12/15/06
• Collection Agency to Collect Overdue Stormwater Bills 12/15/06
• Collection Agency Hired to Go After Late Garbage Fees 12/15/06
• D&B Australia Welcomes Report Into Comprehensive Credit Reporting 12/14/06
• Dallas Collection Agency Expands Community Service Involvement 12/14/06
• County Hires Collection Agency to Go After $28 million 12/14/06
• Collection Agency Grabs Small Business of the Year Award 12/14/06
• Asta Beats Estimates, Reports Record Quarter and Fiscal Year 12/14/06
• Executive Change: Ryan Horan to Account Control Technology, Inc. 12/13/06
• UK Regulator Releases Report on Debt Collection Compliance 12/13/06
• Collection Law Firm Opens Opportunities For Disabled Workers 12/13/06
• Kaulkin Ginsberg Executives Receive National Honor as "Most Influential Professionals" 12/12/06
• Hospitals Working to Ease Collection Policies 12/12/06
• Council Considers Sending Collection Agency After Delinquent Parking Fees 12/11/06
• Fair Isaac and ACC/YouveGotClaims Announce Partnership 12/11/06
• UK Debt Purchaser Named as Business of the Year Finalist 12/11/06
• WWR Expands Public Utilities Practice Group 12/11/06
• Motley Fool Picks Portfolio Recovery as Best Small Cap for 2007 12/11/06
• Democrats May Target Debt Collection for Regulation 12/11/06
• I.C. System Maintains PPMS Certification through ACA International 12/8/06
• ACCESS Receivables Management Gains National Recognition for 2006 12/8/06
• ACF Medical Services Purchases $250 million in Receivables from Four Healthcare Systems 12/8/06
• Court Decision Re-Affirms Debt Resolve's Patent Protection 12/7/06
• FTC Issues Interim Report to Congress on Results of Studies Required by FACT Act 12/6/06
• D&B Australia: Debt Collection Expected to Jump Following Christmas Splurge 12/6/06
• West Asset Management Appoints Mick Mazour President 12/6/06
• I.C. System Relocates to New Fargo Office 12/6/06
• CAMCO Saga Ends with $1 million FTC Settlement 12/6/06
• Atradius Provides Global Debt Collection to Credit Safe Clients 12/5/06
• IRS Scales Back IT Outsourcing Plans; Debt Collection Untouched 12/5/06
• Vertex Now the Second Largest BPO Provider In the UK 12/4/06
• Collection Agency Steps Up in Charity Event 12/4/06
• Collection Agency to Open New Facility, Expand 12/4/06
• Child Support Collection Gets Boost from Title Insurance Industry 12/1/06
• Local Business Groups Fight to Keep IRS Private Collection Jobs 12/1/06
• Motive Revealed in Collection Agency President's Murder 12/1/06
• NARS Announces First Round of Employees Hired at New Call Center 11/28/06
• Executive Change: Teresa DiMarco to COPC Inc. 11/27/06
• Linebarger Wins County Collection Contract 11/22/06

Analysis Headlines

• What Really Makes Healthcare Collections Unique
• Mortgage Opportunities Knocking for ARM Companies
• Maximizing the Productivity and Effectiveness of Collectors – Part 9
• Maximizing the Productivity and Effectiveness of Collectors – Part 8
• Maximizing the Productivity and Effectiveness of Collectors – Part 7
• Maximizing the Productivity and Effectiveness of Collectors – Part 6
• Book Of Business -- Fact or Fantasy?
• Benefits of an Annual Vendor Conference
• Maximizing Productivity and Effectiveness of Collectors – Part 5
• Collection Agency Audits Should Go Beyond Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Collectors Need To Start With Their Own Budget
• Maximizing the Productivity and Effectiveness of Collectors – Part 4
• Maximizing the Productivity and Effectiveness of Collectors – Part 3
• Maximizing the Productivity and Effectiveness of Collectors – Part 2
• The Role of Technology in Deductions and Dispute Management
• Maximizing Productivity and Effectiveness of Collectors – Part 1
• Customer Centric Collections – Part 2
• Creditors Exercising Options for Receivables Management
• Creditors Give Conferences “Credit”
• Predicting a Cure for Collections-Induced Customer Attrition
• Collectors: Where to Find Them and How to Keep Them
• Customer Centric Collections – Part 1
• The Need for Autocash in the Collection and Deduction Process
• Is Capital One Next? What Impact Will a Takeover Have On Collection Agencies?
• Separate Your Agency from the Competition
• Technology and Collections – Part 4
• The Impact of Scoring on Collections
• As The Debtor Turns
• Technology and Collections – Part 3
• Is Your Resume on the Cutting Room Floor?
• Technology and Collections - Part 1
• The Role of Sellers, Resellers & Brokers in Debt Purchasing
• Technology and Collections – Part 2
• Early Findings from the Kaulkin Report
• Using the Law with Collections Efforts for Increased Recovery
• How Compensation Affects Retention of Sales Professionals
• One Size Does Not Fit All in the World of AR Best Practices
• Seven Habits - and Rewards - of Highly Efficient Collections Operations
• The Talk about Certification and Process Management
• 2004 Not Just Another Year in the Collection Industry
• Pay Attention to Internal Collections
• Crossing Over - When Operations Managers Leave a Creditor to Join an Agency
• Five Ways to Improve Collections in 2005
• Risk vs. Reward
• Effective Use of Communications
• AR is Everyone's Business
• Accomplishments Talk When Evaluating Candidates
• Interest in Collection Agencies Soaring
• Column: Collecting For The IRS
• Practiced Networking: Finding the Best Candidates (and Clients and Customers)

Research Headlines

• Kaulkin Report 6th Edition - Chapter 2: Mergers & Acquisitions 
• Kaulkin Report, 6th Edition - Chapter 5: Legal Framework 
• Kaulkin Report 6th Edition - Chapter 11: M&A Outlook 
• Kaulkin Report 6th Edition - Chapter 12: Globalization Outlook 
• Kaulkin Report, 6th Edition - Chapter 10: Pricing Outlook 
• Kaulkin Report, 6th Edition - Chapter 7: Debt Buying 
• Kaulkin Report, 6th Edition - Chapter 8: First Party Collections 
• Kaulkin Report, 6th Edition - Chapter 9: Collection Law Firms 
• Kaulkin Report, 6th Edition - Chapter 3: Offshoring 
• Kaulkin Report, 6th Edition - Chapter 4: Technology Vendors 
• Kaulkin Report, 6th Edition - Chapter 6: Contingency Collections 

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