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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ARM Industry Meeting Congress Today on FDCPA, TCPA, CFPB
20 September 2012
Veterans' Drive at 7% of Goal as 900,000 VA Claims Await Processing
20 September 2012
FTC to Hold Summit on "Robocalls"; They Might Need Some Help
19 September 2012
Mike Ginsberg's Blog: The History of the ARM Industry
18 September 2012
AG Staff Asks for ARM Industry Help Identifying Rogue Collectors
13 September 2012
International ARM Firm EOS Reports Big Jump in Annual Revenue
13 September 2012
Closely-Watched Debt Collection Process Serving Case Gets Class Action Status
12 September 2012
Paul Morrow to Hold Part Two of Teleseminar Series
12 September 2012
ARM Industry Challenged to Raise $40,000 for Veterans
11 September 2012
Asset Acceptance to Close Debt Collection Office in Arizona; Expand Legal Channel
11 September 2012
Collection Practices Lead to $13 million Penalty Against CashCall
11 September 2012
Debt Buyer/Collector Settles Class Action for $575,000
10 September 2012
What Challenges and Opportunities Lie Ahead for ARM?
10 September 2012
Portfolio Recovery Associates Named One of Fortune's 100 Fastest-Growing Companies
10 September 2012
Invenio Financial Co-sponsors Debt Purchase Stream at CSA/DBSG Annual Conference
7 September 2012
Credit Card Delinquencies Hit All-Time Low as Mortgage Arrears Increase
6 September 2012
Governor Signs Debt Buyer Bill Endorsed by ARM Industry
4 September 2012
Average Account Balance in Collection Increases to All-Time High
30 August 2012
Look Who has Waded into the Debtor’s Prison "Issue"
29 August 2012
Asset Acceptance Announces Changes to Board of Directors; New Chairman
29 August 2012