by Herbert H. Franks: The term “debt collector” has been around a long time in our profession, and I should know, as I have been practicing law in Illinois for over 50 years. While the term has been around for some time, the meaning has been changing recently. When I was new to the practice [...]
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Cure Clock Watching in 2012
January 19, 2012
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I am easily bored. I like to have something to do almost every minute of the day. Sitting around doing nothing quickly makes me bored and just a bit irritable. When my To-Do List is done, I’m not entirely sure what to do with the extra 10 minutes. Same thing happens at work. When things [...]
Read moreMy political representatives didn’t know about H.R. 3035 until I told them
November 17, 2011
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This week, On the ‘N’ List is reposting a blog that previously appeared on IAT’s website. The NL agrees with Dave Rudd, IAT Sr. VP of Finance & Administration, that we should all pull together and do our part to get H.R. 3035 passed (House bill advocating updates to the TCPA allowing the use of [...]
Read moreThe NBCA: Mark Matz, Advisory Board, Responds to Questions from the NL
September 29, 2011
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On Sept. 6th, most of the collection industry received an email or read a press release about the newly formed National Board of Collection Attorneys and their Attorney/Collector Certification Program. Cyberspace has been buzzing with questions ever since. We were fortunate to have a long conversation with Mark Matz, the marketing expert on the NBCA [...]
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