Okay! Be honest with yourself. What is keeping your collection law firm, agency, or company that serves the ARM industry from starting a blog? My somewhat educated guess is that, whatever you think your reasons are, they all fall under the category of Fear. For example: Fear of giving an uncensored voice to one dissatisfied [...]
Read moreHelp The National List Go Green!
March 15, 2012
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The National List is making an effort to “Go Green,” and you can help! The 2012 – 2013 Directory will be mailed in August, but only to those who specifically request one. All of the printed information in the Directory and more is currently online and is updated daily. If you are using only our [...]
Read moreThe Changing Face of the Creditor’s Attorney
March 8, 2012
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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 [...]
Read moreCould Your Collection Law Firm or Agency Be Fined $250,000?
March 1, 2012
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On February 17th, insideARM.com reported that action was taken by the Minnesota Commerce Department against 49 debt collection agencies nationwide for failing to properly screen employees and employing known felons. Their parent company was ordered to overhaul its employee screening process and pay $250,000 in civil penalties. This action raises important questions for everyone in [...]
Read moreSevere weather warning in ND…Who knew?!
February 28, 2012
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Our Bismarck, ND office and our friends in the Upper Midwest are expecting severe snow storms this evening and early tomorrow morning. We haven’t been snowed in yet this year, in fact we haven’t had any snow to talk about yet this year. We sure hope we miss this one! If this photo is any [...]
Read moreBeverly Unrath Celebrates 14 Years with The National List of Attorneys
February 23, 2012
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Dear Friends, Today (2/23/12) is my 14th anniversary with The National List of Attorneys. They have been 14 wonderful years. Randy Nicola, Vice President, hired me as a part time employee during my first year in college. My job was to recruit law firms to be NL members. I worked just two hours a day, [...]
Read moreCollecting Medical Debt — How Aggressive Should You Be?
February 23, 2012
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A recent NYT article (2/13/12, pp. 1 & 17) points out that many states have wrestled with aggressive debt collection by hospitals in recent years. Like New York, several passed laws curbing hospitals’ pursuit of unpaid bills, including IL, CA, & MN. Hospitals are not legally barred from seeking judgments or liens, but must first [...]
Read moreUnexpected Benefit of Attending DBA!
February 16, 2012
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You’ll want to click on “read more,” especially if you didn’t attend DBA, but I just can’t resist sharing the unexpected benefit and early “Valentine” that two of my National List colleagues received from being there. Both Beverly Unrath and Kacey Rask told me almost the same thing, but in Kacey’s own words: “With two [...]
Read moreHappy Valentine’s Day!
February 14, 2012
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Happy Valentine’s Day! Today love is in the air. I sent the kids to school with their Valentine boxes and Valentines for their friends and teachers. Alli’s box looks like a monkey and Ethan’s box looks like a turtle. Our office is decorated with flowers, balloons, cupcakes—even a 6 foot teddy bear!—all delivered by loved [...]
Read moreDo You Know Where Your Assets Are?
February 9, 2012
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In today’s environment of regulation, financial instability and security risk, many in the debt collection industry consider it mandatory to have an audit and compliance process in place to protect their financial assets. Asset buyers and other forwarders want to ensure their vendors do quality, honest and safe work. ACA Fall Forum Session Promotes Audits [...]
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