The Debt Buying Industry And Changes In Collection Of Consumer Debts

Author : Paul B. Davis
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781626183940
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Debt Buying Industry and Changes in Collection of Consumer Debts written by Paul B. Davis and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a 2009 study of the debt collection industry, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) concluded that the most significant change in the debt collection business in recent years has been the advent and growth of debt buying. Debt buying refers to the sale of debt by creditors or other debt owners to buyers that then attempt to collect the debt or sell it to other buyers. Debt buying can reduce the losses that creditors incur in providing credit, thereby allowing creditors to provide more credit at lower prices. Debt buying, however, also many raise significant consumer protection concerns. The FTC receives more consumer complaints about debt collectors, including debt buyers, than about any other single industry. Many of these complaints appear to have their origins in the quantity and quality of information that collectors have about debts. This book provides an overview of the debt buying market and the process of buying and selling debt; and the nature and extent of the relationship between the practice of debt buying and the types of information that the FTC has found can occur when debt collectors seek to recover and verify debts.

Author : Federal Trade Commission
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781507524565
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Structure and Practices of the Debt Buying Industry written by Federal Trade Commission and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-01-13 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a 2009 study of the debt collection industry, the Commission concluded that the “most significant change in the debt collection business in recent years has been the advent and growth of debt buying.” “Debt buying” refers to the sale of debt by creditors or other debt owners to buyers that then attempt to collect the debt or sell it to other buyers. Debt buying can reduce the losses that creditors incur in providing credit, thereby allowing creditors to provide more credit at lower prices. Debt buying, however, also may raise significant consumer protection concerns.The FTC receives more consumer complaints about debt collectors, including debt buyers, than about any other single industry. Many of these complaints appear to have their origins in the quantity and quality of information that collectors have about debts. In its 2009 study, the Commission expressed concern that debt collectors, including debt buyers, may have insufficient or inaccurate information when they collect on debts, which may result in collectors seeking to recover from the wrong consumer or recover the wrong amount.The FTC initiated this debt buyer study in late 2009 for two main purposes. First, the FTC sought to obtain a better understanding of the debt buying market and the process of buying and selling debt. Second, the Commission wanted to explore the nature and extent of the relationship, if any, between the practice of debt buying and the types of information problems that the FTC has found can occur when debt collectors seek to recover and verify debts.Many stakeholders recognize the concerns that have been raised about debt buying, including consumer groups, members of Congress, federal and state regulatory and enforcement agencies, and the debt buyer industry itself. Indeed, the debt buyer industry has launched a self-regulatory effort to address some of these concerns, and the FTC is encouraged by that effort. This study of debt buyers is the first large-scale empirical assessment of the debt buying sector of the collection industry. The FTC hopes that its findings contribute to a greater understanding of debt buying, enhance ongoing reform efforts, and prompt further study of the industry. To conduct its study, the Commission obtained information about debts and debt buying practices from nine of the largest debt buyers that collectively bought 76.1% of the debt sold in 2008, with six of these debt buyers providing the information the Commission used in most of its analysis. The FTC also considered its prior enforcement and policy work related to debt collection, as well as available research concerning debt buying. The study focused on large debt buyers because they account for most of the debt purchased; it did not address the practices of smaller debt buyers that are a frequent source of consumer protection concerns, a limitation that must be considered in evaluating the study's findings. The Commission acquired and analyzed an unprecedented amount of data from the studied debt buyers, which submitted data on more than 5,000 portfolios, containing nearly 90 million consumer accounts, purchased during the three-year study period. These accounts had a face value of $143 billion, and the debt buyers spent nearly $6.5 billion to acquire them. Most portfolios for which debt buyers submitted data were credit card debt, with such debt accounting for 62% of all portfolios and 71% of the total amount that the buyers spent to acquire debts. In addition to these data, the debt buyers provided copies of many purchase and sale agreements between themselves and sellers of debts. The debt buyers also submitted narrative responses to questions concerning their companies and their practices, as well as the debt buying industry. The key findings of the study are as follows:

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.9T/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shining a Light on the Consumer Debt Industry written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jake Halpern
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 0374711240
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bad Paper written by Jake Halpern and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Federal Trade Commission receives more complaints about rogue debt collecting than about any activity besides identity theft. Dramatically and entertainingly, Bad Paper reveals why. It tells the story of Aaron Siegel, a former banking executive, and Brandon Wilson, a former armed robber, who become partners and go in quest of "paper"—the uncollected debts that are sold off by banks for pennies on the dollar. As Aaron and Brandon learn, the world of consumer debt collection is an unregulated shadowland where operators often make unwarranted threats and even collect debts that are not theirs. Introducing an unforgettable cast of strivers and rogues, Jake Halpern chronicles their lives as they manage high-pressure call centers, hunt for paper in Las Vegas casinos, and meet in parked cars to sell the social security numbers and account information of unsuspecting consumers. He also tracks a "package" of debt that is stolen by unscrupulous collectors, leading to a dramatic showdown with guns in a Buffalo corner store. Along the way, he reveals the human cost of a system that compounds the troubles of hardworking Americans and permits banks to ignore their former customers. The result is a vital exposé that is also a bravura feat of storytelling.

Author : Jon Leibowitz
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1437936350
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Repairing a Broken System written by Jon Leibowitz and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Creditors and collectors seek to recover consumer debts through the use of litigation and arbitration. But, neither litigation nor arbitration currently provides adequate protection for consumers. The system for resolving disputes about consumer debts is broken. To fix the system, federal and state governments, the debt collection industry, and other stakeholders should make a variety of significant reforms in litigation and arbitration so that the system is both efficient and fair. Contents of this report: Introduction; Litigation and Arbitration Proceedings; Conclusion. Appendices: Debt Collection Roundtable (DCR) Panelists; Contributors to DCR; Agendas for DCR; DCR Public Comments; Sample State Debt Collection Checklists. Illustrations.

Author : Sven De Boer
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781628081169
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fair Debt Collection Practices Act written by Sven De Boer and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2013-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The recent fiscal crisis and recession have accentuated debt collection issues, prompted federal regulatory and enforcement activities regarding the debt collection industry, and motivated assessments of the effectiveness of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the two main agencies charged with regulating and/or enforcing the FDCPA, have identified debt buying, the use of litigation as a collection strategy, and the impact of current technology on the debt collection industry as three major developments that did not exist when the FDCPA was enacted in 1977. They have conducted analyses of consumer complaints about FDCPA violations and studies and workshops to evaluate the debt-buying industry and the impact of technological developments such as social media, email, mobile phones, etc., on how debt collectors communicate with consumers and find information about consumer debts. At present, about 30 million Americans, nearly 10% of the population, are subject to debt collection for amounts averaging $1,500 per person, according to the CFPB. This book provides an overview and analysis of the Fair Debt Collection Practices and Act with a focus on current issues and legislative proposals.

Author : Alicia Puente Cackley
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1437924573
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Credit Cards written by Alicia Puente Cackley and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Approx. 6.6% of credit cards (CC) were 30 or more days past due in the first qtr. of 2009 -- the highest rate in 18 years. To recover delinquent debt, CC issuers may use their own collection dept., outside collection agencies, collection law firms, or sell the debt. This report examined: (1) fed. and state consumer protections and enforcement respon. related to CC debt collection; (2) the practices involved in collecting and selling delinquent CC debt; and (3) issues that may exist related to some of these practices. To address these objectives, the author interviewed rep. from 6 large CC issuers, 6 third-party debt collection agencies, 6 debt buyers, two law firms, fed, and state agencies, and attorneys and organizations representing consumers and collectors. Illus.

Author : Joe Deville
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134087713
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lived Economies of Default written by Joe Deville and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-02-11 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consumer credit borrowing – using credit cards, store cards and personal loans – is an important and routine part of many of our lives. But what happens when these everyday forms of borrowing go ‘bad’, when people start to default on their loans and when they cannot, or will not, repay? It is this poorly understood, controversial, but central part of both the consumer credit industry and the lived experiences of an increasing number of people that this book explores. Drawing on research from the interior of the debt collections industry, as well as debtors' own accounts and historical research into technologies of lending and collection, it examines precisely how this ever more sophisticated, globally connected market functions. It focuses on the highly intimate techniques used to try and recoup defaulting debts from borrowers, as well as on the collection industry’s relationship with lenders. Joe Deville follows a journey of default, from debtors’ borrowing practices, to the intrusion of collections technologies into their homes and everyday lives, to the collections organisation, to attempts by debtors to seek outside help. In the process he shows how to understand this particular market, we need to understand the central role played within it by emotion and affect. By opening up for scrutiny an area of the economy which is often hidden from view, this book makes a major contribution both to understanding the relationship between emotion and calculation in markets and the role of consumer credit in our societies and economies. This book will be of interest to students, teachers and researchers in a range of fields, including sociology, anthropology, cultural studies, economics and social psychology.

Author : Steven F. Coyle
Publisher : ServiceWinners International Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9834262124
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Debt Collections: Stir-Fried or Deep-Fried? written by Steven F. Coyle and published by ServiceWinners International Publishing. This book was released on 2006-12-01 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book for business people who want to reduce bad debts while maintaining customers’ goodwill. The book shows how you can put in place processes and systems to better manage your accounts receivables and reduce bad debts. The author believes that debtors won’t pay because you want them to pay; they pay because they want to pay and it’s the debt collector’s job to advise them ‘why’ they need to pay. The book tackles poor paymasters, how to lead a collection team, and new technologies for managing receivables. The book’s sections are geared for both managerial and non-managerial staff such as collectors. The techniques and models used are easy and practical to collect you more money. The author is an American living in Malaysia since 1995. He was a collection manager at Maxis Mobile and other companies in the U.S. He shares his experience and tips in order for you to collect more money, reduce bad debts, and keep more customers. His website: www.servicewinners.com

Author : Seann L. Jackson
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1450003311
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Escaping the Chains of Debt written by Seann L. Jackson and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-11-06 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you had enough? Are you tired of being hounded by calls from creditors and debt collectors? Do you feel trapped and think there is no way out? Does bankruptcy seem inevitable? Are you embarrassed to talk to your friends and family? Do you need a way out? Over 12 years ago, Seann L. Jackson lived through the same fears, shame, and frustration that you face today, and has since moved from debt and poverty to enjoy the rewards of a credit score over 800! Escaping the Chains of Debt summarizes the hard-earned knowledge about debt and credit the he accumulated in his fight for financial freedom, explaining step by step what works and what doesn’t by offering you what he learned about:  Bankruptcy options  The Credit System and what you need to know to survive  How you can get out of debt without declaring bankruptcy &Rebuilding your credit  And Eliminating Debt Collectors from your life FOREVER! In Escaping the Chains of Debt, Mr. Jackson shares his experiences in the trenches of debt recovery so that you can change your life quickly and get you on the road to recovery.