A debt buyer is a firm that purchases debt from another company, usually a creditor or bank, at a deeply discounted rate. The debt purchaser then attempts to collect the debt through its own operations or through the use of a third-party debt collection agency. Some debt buyers may sell all or part of the debt to another party at a profit. Most debt buyers are small and privately held, though there is a handful of publicly traded debt buying companies. Recent changes in law and legal rulings have seen the debt buying industry regulated like collection agencies, or servicers of debt, rather than creditors, or owners of the debt. Debt buyers must adhere to the FDCPA.
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The Future of Receivables Management
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Rough Quarter for Receivable Acquisition
16 August 2007
Weak Collections Send NCO to a Loss
15 August 2007
UK Debt Purchaser Announces Monthly Revenue Milestone
14 August 2007
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ACA Adopts New Code of Ethics for Collection Industry
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FirstCity Reports Earnings After Investigation Delay
24 July 2007
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