Collection Industry News

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) has released its sixth annual debt collections report, revealing that 52% of debt collection companies experienced increased account volumes in the past 12 months. While 62% expect better financial positions next year, companies face challenges with decreased collectability since 2020 and rising concerns about data security and compliance.

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Account Recovery

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Mountain View, CA Prodigal proudly announces the launch of ProAgent, a collections native AI agent designed to automate end-to-end operations. ProAgent is a natural language AI agent trained on over half a billion consumer finance interactions, making it an expert in industry regulations, compliance, and real-world collections scenarios. Unlike generic AI agents, which are trained on open-web data and excel in language comprehension.

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Account Recovery

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Breaking Down a Wild Weekend at the CFPB Sixth Circuit Upholds Ruling in FDCPA Case, But On Different Grounds Sorensen Reintroduces QUIET Act to Combat AI-Powered Robocalls New Acting Director Named at CFPB as DOGE Incursion Raises Questions About Bureaus Future Compliance Digest – February 10 WORTH NOTING: How helpful is Google when it comes to searching for financial products and advice?

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Account Recovery

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

If there has ever been a weekend, or a period of time, where so many new developments have occurred that impact this industry, I don’t remember it. Going back to Friday morning, there has been a non-stop stream of developments involving the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that, as of this morning, make it appear as though the operations of the CFPB have been effectively shut down, at least on a temporary basis.

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Speaker: Alex Salazar, CEO & Co-Founder @ Arcade | Nate Barbettini, Founding Engineer @ Arcade | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO @ Aggregage

There’s a lot of noise surrounding the ability of AI agents to connect to your tools, systems and data. But building an AI application into a reliable, secure workflow agent isn’t as simple as plugging in an API. As an engineering leader, it can be challenging to make sense of this evolving landscape, but agent tooling provides such high value that it’s critical we figure out how to move forward.

Account Recovery

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has affirmed a lower court’s summary judgment ruling in favor of a defendant in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, agreeing that the plaintiff lacked standing to sue, but on different grounds, even though the plaintiff suffered a monetary injury. The background: The case stemmed from a foreclosure action initiated by the defendant after acquiring a mortgage loan that had been in default for several years.

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Account Recovery

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

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