Effective Skip Tracing: Tools of the Trade

Feb 22, 2012 Randy Mosteller

Skip tracing may sound like a spy technique out of a James Bond movie, but it actually has several practical daily applications for business.  Anyone from lawyers to debt collectors, investigators to educational institutions may employ


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FDCPA: Debt Collectors Not Required to Verify a Debt Prior to Initial Contact

Dec 05, 2011 Missy Rogers

It's hard to believe that The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA") has been around since 1978.  And it's even harder to believe that so many people still don't know what the Act does and doesn't permit and what it does and doesn't


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Help Increase You’re Collection Agency Partner's Success

Nov 16, 2011 Admin

Debt collection is a very dynamic, complex field and requires a disciplined approach. A collection manager’s primary responsibility is to prevent unnecessary losses while controlling costs and providing good customer service.  Nowadays,


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Bankrupt Debtors – How to collect from a debtor in bankruptcy

Oct 11, 2011 Philip Burgess

        Although federal bankruptcy laws allow a bankrupt debtor to seek relief and discharge of their debts through a Chapter 7 filing, debt collectors and collection agencies may contest discharging


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In House Collections Versus Using 3rd Party Collections Agency

Dec 20, 2010 Kyle Duncan

During any economic cycle, a certain amount of bad debt is just part of doing business, but in the current economic climate, lending has become more challenging.  If you are a creditor and you are struggling to recover money on bad loans,


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