Privatized IRS debt collection appears dead (Federal Times) bi13220470 Opponents of IRS?s privatized collection program failed to pass a spending bill last year that would have killed the program. The Bush administration and other supporters argued ? successfully ? that was needed to collect unpaid taxes

Consumer debt mounts, loans default ? but lenders prosper (Tacoma News Tribune) bi13220470 The collection agencies call at least 20 times a day. For a little quiet, Diane McLeod stashes her phone the dishwasher. But right up she hit the wall financially, McLeod was a dream customer for lenders. She juggled two mortgages, both interest rates that rose over time, a car loan and high-cost credit card

Given a shovel, digging deeper debt (International Herald Tribune) bi13220470 Practices that produced record profits for many banks have led millions of Americans to the brink

You - not the debt collectors - are the manager of your money (Anderson Indep bi13220470 Honesty best policy when dealing a collector

Health Bills Can Lead To Debt Woes For Insured, Too (NPR) bi13220470 Even though Jamie Drzewicki had health insurance, her bills piled up to $62,000 after she was diagnosed breast cancer. She among the 28 percent of Floridians polled who say they're having trouble paying medical bills

Emergency plan to dig out of debt (Miami Herald) bi13220470 It's never too late to turn things around you feel you're drowning . First and foremost, be committed, says Howard Dvorkin, founder of Consolidated Credit Counseling Services and author of Credit Hell: How to Dig Out of

Lenders cash as buyers despair (Seattle Times) bi13220470 The collection agencies call at least 20 times a day. For a little quiet, Diane McLeod stashes her phone the dishwasher. But right up until..

2008 M&A Activity the Debt Collection Industry on Target to Exceed 2007 Res bi13220470 ROCKVILLE, Md.----The combined deal value of mergers and acquisitions the collection / accounts receivable management industry could exceed last year's US$1.65 billion, according to Kaulkin Ginsberg, the leading strategic advisor to the industry

Ninth Circuit Takes Stringent View of Debt Collection Practices Statute (Metr bi13220470 Those who attempt to collect erroneous s need to show more than past accuracy on the creditor?s part to avoid strict liability under federal law governing collection practices, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday

IRS Refuses to Stop Using Private Debt Collectors (ABC News) bi13220470 Critics say the program prone to abuse and violates the rights of taxpayers

New tax law puts counties charge of collections (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) bi13220470 The tantalizing prospect of an additional $237 million municipal coffers helped drive the state Legislature to pass a bill, signed last week by Gov. Rendell, eliminating municipal collection of earned income taxes across the state. ..

Sullivan to offer landfill tours to potential buyers (Middletown Times Herald bi13220470 MONTICELLO ? County lawmakers have stepped so far back from adamant pursuit of landfill expansion that they're now offering tours to companies interested leasing or buying Sullivan's waste collection system

$142 Collection Bill Sent To Couple's Dog (KCRA 3 Sacramento) bi13220470 More than 70,000 consumers complained about third-party collectors 2007, but one Sacramento couple say they have good reason to bark about the bill they received

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