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State of the Collections Industry in 2021

The Kaplan Group

There are fewer third-party collections agencies. The number of collection firms has been in decline since 2011, from 9,400 to 7,401 in 2018. While much of the decline is due to mergers and acquisitions, the majority of firms that simply closed were small, local firms or larger agencies with heavy overhead.