Debt collection refers to the work done to recover balances from credit accounts that are past due. Most commonly, debt collection specifically references third party debt collectors whose clients include banks, credit card issuers and other credit grantors, debt buyers, governments, and any organization that extends credit or owns an account where a balance is due. Collection methods traditionally include phone calls from call center agents, e-mails, and letters, and increasingly, SMS text. If an account remains in arrears after these efforts, the collection agency may contract with a collection attorney to file suit to recover the debt, if the collection agency is not positioned to do so.

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ARM Firm LCS Financial Announces Relocation to Expansion Facility

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ACA International Congratulates Jay Rickman on a Pioneering Career in Third Party Debt Collection

18 January 2011

New Canadian Collection Agency Launches Operations

18 January 2011

CBE Group Sponsors Keynote Speaker for 22nd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration

17 January 2011

Uptain Group Opens Collections Office in Knoxville

14 January 2011

Executive Change: Paul Fitzpatrick Returns to EOS CCA as Assistant VP

13 January 2011

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12 January 2011

ACA International Reminds Consumers to Check Credit Report Annually

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Brown & Joseph to Host Free 30 Minute Webinar Friday, Feb. 4th

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ACA International Employees Raised $4,500 for Charity in 2010

11 January 2011

Buffalo Debt Collector Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Tax Evasion

10 January 2011

Collection Agency Director of Operations Honored as a Future Leader

10 January 2011

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7 January 2011

Rozanne Andersen to Continue ARM Advocacy in New Position

6 January 2011

Executive Change: Dave Hall to West Asset Management as EVP

5 January 2011

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5 January 2011

Executive Changes: Van Ru Hires ARM Industry Veterans to Lead Business Development Initiatives

5 January 2011

Executive Change: Glass Mountain Capital Appoints Robert Russo to Lead Glass Mountain Legal Solutions

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