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Transworld Systems Inc. Completes Acquisition of EOS North America

Account Recovery

technology-enabled provider of accounts receivable management (ARM) solutions, announced today it has completed its acquisition of EOS North America, a leading first- and third-party collection agency serving government, financial services, healthcare, telecom and utility clients in the United States and Canada.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

The law does not impact most third-party collection agencies, but it does impact some creditors and debt buyers. On June 26, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed into law a bill that expands the regulation of the accounts receivable management industry to include debt buyers and affiliated companies.

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How to Remove TransWorld Systems From Your Credit Report

Better Credit Blog

If you fall into hard times, the inability to pay off your credit card bills or student loans can result in your debts being transferred to a debt collection agency. They recently acquired Alltran Financial Services in 2020. Especially when credit reporting agencies reduce your score by up to 50 points.

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Thriving In Third Party Debt Collection: An Interview with John Bedard

PDC Flow

These compliance and defense litigation skills applied nicely to the accounts receivable management industry. . My practice looks similar today, except I spend a lot more of my time defending government investigations and civil litigation brought by state and federal regulatory agencies. It was really by accident.

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Recourse Factoring and How it Can Benefit Your Business

Debt RR

When it comes to debt collection and unpaid invoices, there are many ways a business can collect what is owed to them. Businesses can attempt to collect debt internally, putting a lot of time and resources into establishing processes and procedures, or they can use a debt collection agency that already has these processes in place.

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DEBT COLLECTION INDUSTRY DEEMS ITSELF ESSENTIAL TO “FINANCIAL HEALTH” OF CONSUMERS, FIGHTS COVID-19 SHUTDOWN

Collection Industry News

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot this week similarly announced an end to the collection of city debt, including late parking fines, through at least April 30. The Education Department is suspending collections on federal student loans and urging private collection agencies to stop pursuing borrowers.

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8 ARM Industry Expert Predictions: Regulations, Consumer Preferences, and Electronic Communications

PDC Flow

2020 has been an unusual year for the accounts receivable management industry (to say the least). But the year also saw numerous pieces of legislation, (CFPB’s Regulation F to California debt collection licensing and more) that will impact how collections will operate going forward.