City council hires debt collection agency

Apr 30, 2011 Kyle Duncan

City council hires debt collection agency

The Murfreesboro, Tennessee, city council has approved a contract with debt collection agency Professional Recovery Management, according to the Murfreesboro Post. The contract will allow the city to go after more than $3 million in unpaid


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Plainclothes debt collectors seek unpaid bed taxes from Wilshire Hotel

Apr 29, 2011 Kyle Duncan

Plainclothes debt collectors seek unpaid bed taxes from Wilshire Hotel

As a result of nearly four years of unpaid transit occupancy taxes, The Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles, California, is being forced to pay $3.5 million by the L.A. County Sheriff's Department, according to The L.A. Times.The news source


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California state workers' unpaid debt piling up

Apr 29, 2011 Kyle Duncan

California state workers' unpaid debt piling up

Millions of dollars advanced to California state employees have yet to be re-payed to government agencies, according to BusinessWeek.The news source reports that California gives salary and travel advances to state workers under special circumstances,


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Target sued over debt collection practices

Apr 29, 2011 Kyle Duncan

Target sued over debt collection practices

A western Pennsylvania woman has filed a federal lawsuit against department store chain Target, claiming that the debt collection practices of its subsidiary Target National Bank (TNB) led to false affidavits being used to go after customers,


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Collections agency enforces positive values in employees

Apr 27, 2011 Kyle Duncan

Collections agency enforces positive values in employees

Being in debt is never an enjoyable experience. However, Witchia-Kansas-basted debt collection agency Account Recovery Specialsts (ARSI) is trying to rectify the industry's negative stigma, notes Kansas.com."This job just takes a certain


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