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EDITORIAL NEWS

  • Show Me Your Judgments & I’ll Show You the Money!

    By: Robert Pinchuck, Publisher My Dad, Warren Pinchuck, tells a story about pushing me in my baby stroller at a CLLA Conference in NYC way back in the early 1960’s …

UPCOMING EVENTS

  • IACC Mid-Year Convention

    IACC Mid-Year Convention

    Location: Seattle, WA
    Date: July 15, 2017
  • ACA Annual Conference

    ACA Annual Conference

    Location: Seattle, WA
    Date: July 16, 2017
  • CLLA Eastern Region Conference

    CLLA Eastern Region Conference

    Location: Tropicana Casino & Resort - Atlantic City, NY Date: September 13-15, 2017

FEATURED ARTICLES

  • RSR Collections & Creditors’ Rights Update

    Many states have long adhered to the common law rule that an agent contracting on behalf of a known principal does not become personally liable to the other contracting party …

EDUCATIONAL NEWS

  • Feds revising rule covering third-party debt collectors

    It’s been a good several days for debt collectors. Just days before Monday’s Supreme Court ruling, which found that banks collecting debt they purchased aren’t bound by the Fair Debt …

  • Court smacks down Feds’ attempt to delay ruling on student debt relief for single mom

    A single mother of four whose wages are being garnished by the government over student loans she took out to attend a college that’s since been accused of fraud is …

ATTORNEY SPONSORS

BREAKING NEWS

  • Small and midsized banks could get regulatory relief from Senate. Wall Street? Probably not

    The Senate could reduce regulations for small and midsized banks, but Wall Street may be out of luck. House Republicans and the Trump administration want a major rollback of the …

  • Justice Neil Gorsuch’s first ruling shows strict use of language

    WASHINGTON — Newly installed Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch followed the letter of the law in his first opinion Monday — a ruling that dealt with whether collectors of debts …

  • Congress Gets Earful From Watchdogs On IRS Private Debt Collection Program

    Those pesky phone calls advising that you might owe taxes could be legit. A new law which goes into effect this year directs the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to hand over …

NEWS ALERT

  • How debt collection industry scored rare ‘victory’

    PHILADELPHIA and WASHINGTON, D.C. – A debt collection expert explained the importance of the rule-making pivot the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau evidently is making when it comes to finance companies …

  • For CFPB, About Face On Debt Collection?

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has reversed course about debt collection, and, as The American Banker noted, “in a big win for third-party debt collectors,” has said that banks, …

  • Appeals court rules in favor of ReconTrust in debt collection case

    LOS ANGELES — Vien-Phuong Thi Ho, a California woman, recently lost her suit against deed holder ReconTrust after alleging the company violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by …

LEGAL NEWS

  • Fair Debt Collection and Buyers of Loans: Supreme Court Provides Comfort to Parties that Acquire Loans and Then Seek to Collect

    The U.S. Supreme Court resolved a circuit split in Henson v. Santander Consumer USA Inc., delivering some clarity on when the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) applies and when …

  • EEOC announces $118,000 judgment against debt collector for alleged pregnancy discrimination

    NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced June 2 that a federal judge has entered a $118,483 judgment against Receivable Management over allegations of …

  • Abusive debt collector gets 78 months in prison

    Alan Ceccarelli preyed on people in debt. He also made money doing it. The Buffalo man and former owner of a debt collection business was sentenced Wednesday to 78 months …

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

  • Debt collectors make Europe’s bad loans pay again

    LONDON, June 14 When Heli Vesanto’s Norwegian gym thought she had fallen a month behind on her membership fees, it did not contact her itself but called on one of …

  • Nordic Capital gains conditional EU okay to buy Intrum Justitia

    Private equity fund Nordic Capital gained EU antitrust approval on Monday to buy Sweden’s Intrum Justitia after pledging to sell overlapping debt collection and debt purchase businesses in five neighbouring …

  • Payment Delays Soar as EU’s Small Businesses Offer Reality Check

    While investors find courage in positive data out of Europe, there’s one development that should give them pause. A growing number of small businesses in Europe complain they face excessive …

GOVERNMENT NEWS

  • Veterans are frustrated with the VA’s painful debt collection process

    The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill aimed at increasing accountability at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, three years after the agency was plunged into a …

  • Here Are All The Financial Reforms That Will Disappear With Dodd-Frank

    The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed the Financial CHOICE Act, a Republican-led financial reform effort aimed at rolling back the 2010 Dodd Frank Act, enacted under President Barack …

  • Even Elizabeth Warren Gets Harassed by Debt Collectors — And It’s About to Get Worse for Everyone

    The calls started two or three months after Elizabeth Warren got a new cellphone number many years ago. They were looking for Gus. “I’d get them in spurts. I’d get maybe 10 calls …

BANKRUPTCY NEWS

  • Could Illinois be the first state to file for bankruptcy?

    Illinois residents may feel some solidarity with the likes of Puerto Rico and Detroit. A financial crunch is spiraling into a serious problem for Illinois lawmakers, prompting some observers to …

  • Gymboree Files For Bankruptcy, Plans To Close At Least 375 Stores

    Children’s clothing retailer Gymboree filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sunday evening as it attempts to escape from a crushing amount of debt.

  • Gymboree is one step closer to bankruptcy

    Children’s clothing retailer has been in talks with advisers since January on how best to repair its balance sheet

PRESS RELEASES

  • ABC-Amega Unveils New Corporate Branding with Website Launch

    Buffalo, NY – ABC-Amega, a global commercial receivables management firm headquartered in Buffalo, NY, launched a refresh of its corporate brand, unveiling a new logo, tagline and redesigned website. ABC-Amega, …

  • COLLECTION INDUSTRY NEWS UNVEILS REDESIGNED WEBSITE

    Boca Raton, FL (May 17, 2017) — Robert Pinchuck, publisher of Collection Industry News,announced today the launch of a newly redesigned version of CIN’s website, www.CollectionIndustryNews.com. Important features of the site …

  • ABC-Amega Chief Financial Officer Named Executive Vice President

    ABC-Amega is proud to announce that it’s Chief Financial Officer, Robert (Bob) States, has been promoted to the additional post of Executive Vice President. Bob States began his affiliation with …

FEATURED VIDEOS

CIN Video

FDCPA Certifications Montage

Debt Buyers: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

TT Creditors Rights

Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights

AMS Commercial Debt Collection Agency

TFA – Skip Tracing Tip #16 w/ Ron Brown

Commercial Collection Lawyer Debt Collection Law Firm

AGA Commercial Debt Collection

BREAKING NEWS

  • Small and midsized banks could get regulatory relief from Senate. Wall Street? Probably not

    The Senate could reduce regulations for small and midsized banks, but Wall Street may be out of luck. House Republicans and the Trump administration want a major rollback of the …

  • Justice Neil Gorsuch’s first ruling shows strict use of language

    WASHINGTON — Newly installed Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch followed the letter of the law in his first opinion Monday — a ruling that dealt with whether collectors of debts …

  • Congress Gets Earful From Watchdogs On IRS Private Debt Collection Program

    Those pesky phone calls advising that you might owe taxes could be legit. A new law which goes into effect this year directs the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to hand over …

NEWS ALERT

  • How debt collection industry scored rare ‘victory’

    PHILADELPHIA and WASHINGTON, D.C. – A debt collection expert explained the importance of the rule-making pivot the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau evidently is making when it comes to finance companies …

  • For CFPB, About Face On Debt Collection?

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has reversed course about debt collection, and, as The American Banker noted, “in a big win for third-party debt collectors,” has said that banks, …

  • Appeals court rules in favor of ReconTrust in debt collection case

    LOS ANGELES — Vien-Phuong Thi Ho, a California woman, recently lost her suit against deed holder ReconTrust after alleging the company violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by …

LEGAL NEWS

  • Fair Debt Collection and Buyers of Loans: Supreme Court Provides Comfort to Parties that Acquire Loans and Then Seek to Collect

    The U.S. Supreme Court resolved a circuit split in Henson v. Santander Consumer USA Inc., delivering some clarity on when the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) applies and when …

  • EEOC announces $118,000 judgment against debt collector for alleged pregnancy discrimination

    NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced June 2 that a federal judge has entered a $118,483 judgment against Receivable Management over allegations of …

  • Abusive debt collector gets 78 months in prison

    Alan Ceccarelli preyed on people in debt. He also made money doing it. The Buffalo man and former owner of a debt collection business was sentenced Wednesday to 78 months …

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

  • Debt collectors make Europe’s bad loans pay again

    LONDON, June 14 When Heli Vesanto’s Norwegian gym thought she had fallen a month behind on her membership fees, it did not contact her itself but called on one of …

  • Nordic Capital gains conditional EU okay to buy Intrum Justitia

    Private equity fund Nordic Capital gained EU antitrust approval on Monday to buy Sweden’s Intrum Justitia after pledging to sell overlapping debt collection and debt purchase businesses in five neighbouring …

  • Payment Delays Soar as EU’s Small Businesses Offer Reality Check

    While investors find courage in positive data out of Europe, there’s one development that should give them pause. A growing number of small businesses in Europe complain they face excessive …

GOVERNMENT NEWS

  • Veterans are frustrated with the VA’s painful debt collection process

    The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill aimed at increasing accountability at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, three years after the agency was plunged into a …

  • Here Are All The Financial Reforms That Will Disappear With Dodd-Frank

    The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed the Financial CHOICE Act, a Republican-led financial reform effort aimed at rolling back the 2010 Dodd Frank Act, enacted under President Barack …

  • Even Elizabeth Warren Gets Harassed by Debt Collectors — And It’s About to Get Worse for Everyone

    The calls started two or three months after Elizabeth Warren got a new cellphone number many years ago. They were looking for Gus. “I’d get them in spurts. I’d get maybe 10 calls …

BANKRUPTCY NEWS

  • Could Illinois be the first state to file for bankruptcy?

    Illinois residents may feel some solidarity with the likes of Puerto Rico and Detroit. A financial crunch is spiraling into a serious problem for Illinois lawmakers, prompting some observers to …

  • Gymboree Files For Bankruptcy, Plans To Close At Least 375 Stores

    Children’s clothing retailer Gymboree filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sunday evening as it attempts to escape from a crushing amount of debt.

  • Gymboree is one step closer to bankruptcy

    Children’s clothing retailer has been in talks with advisers since January on how best to repair its balance sheet

EDITORIAL NEWS

  • Show Me Your Judgments & I’ll Show You the Money!

    By: Robert Pinchuck, Publisher My Dad, Warren Pinchuck, tells a story about pushing me in my baby stroller at a CLLA Conference in NYC way back in the early 1960’s …

UPCOMING EVENTS

  • IACC Mid-Year Convention

    IACC Mid-Year Convention

    Location: Seattle, WA
    Date: July 15, 2017
  • ACA Annual Conference

    ACA Annual Conference

    Location: Seattle, WA
    Date: July 16, 2017
  • CLLA Eastern Region Conference

    CLLA Eastern Region Conference

    Location: Tropicana Casino & Resort - Atlantic City, NY Date: September 13-15, 2017

FEATURED ARTICLES

  • RSR Collections & Creditors’ Rights Update

    Many states have long adhered to the common law rule that an agent contracting on behalf of a known principal does not become personally liable to the other contracting party …

EDUCATIONAL NEWS

  • Feds revising rule covering third-party debt collectors

    It’s been a good several days for debt collectors. Just days before Monday’s Supreme Court ruling, which found that banks collecting debt they purchased aren’t bound by the Fair Debt …

  • Court smacks down Feds’ attempt to delay ruling on student debt relief for single mom

    A single mother of four whose wages are being garnished by the government over student loans she took out to attend a college that’s since been accused of fraud is …

ATTORNEY SPONSORS

PRESS RELEASES

  • ABC-Amega Unveils New Corporate Branding with Website Launch

    Buffalo, NY – ABC-Amega, a global commercial receivables management firm headquartered in Buffalo, NY, launched a refresh of its corporate brand, unveiling a new logo, tagline and redesigned website. ABC-Amega, …

  • COLLECTION INDUSTRY NEWS UNVEILS REDESIGNED WEBSITE

    Boca Raton, FL (May 17, 2017) — Robert Pinchuck, publisher of Collection Industry News,announced today the launch of a newly redesigned version of CIN’s website, www.CollectionIndustryNews.com. Important features of the site …

  • ABC-Amega Chief Financial Officer Named Executive Vice President

    ABC-Amega is proud to announce that it’s Chief Financial Officer, Robert (Bob) States, has been promoted to the additional post of Executive Vice President. Bob States began his affiliation with …

FEATURED VIDEOS

CIN Video

FDCPA Certifications Montage

Debt Buyers: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

TT Creditors Rights

Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights

AMS Commercial Debt Collection Agency

TFA – Skip Tracing Tip #16 w/ Ron Brown

Commercial Collection Lawyer Debt Collection Law Firm

AGA Commercial Debt Collection
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