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 Firm Responds to Hidden Camera Footage on Dateline
30 March 2009
Aktiv Kapital Partnering with General Credit Services Inc. for Collections
27 March 2009
Intrum Justitia Changes Accounting Standard and Publishes Restated Historical Figures According to IFRS 8
25 March 2009
NYC to Require Debt Buyers to Register as Collection Agencies
17 March 2009
ACA Accepting IFCCE & MCE Award Applications
10 March 2009
In Your Words: The ARM Industry on the Current State of Affairs
10 March 2009
Lindorff Acquires Aktiv Kapital Collections Operations in Spain
5 March 2009
FDCPA Reform Should be More Balanced
4 March 2009
Getting Current on Pricing in the U.S. Credit Card Debt Purchasing Market
3 March 2009
Asta Funding, Inc. Announces First Quarter Results
2 March 2009
FTC Proposes Significant Changes to FDCPA in Workshop Report
27 February 2009
Mortgage "Cramdown" Rules Could have Major Impact on Debt Buyers
25 February 2009
Convoke Systems CEO to Discuss Debt Buying Media at ACA International Conference
23 February 2009
Asta Funding Reports 2008 Results; Announces Collection Call Center Closing
23 February 2009
Asset Acceptance Posts Lower Earnings, But Beats Estimates
20 February 2009
ARM Owners Curious about Capital Gains Tax
20 February 2009
Asta Funding Reaches Agreements With Its Lenders and Announces Cost Reduction Program
19 February 2009
Field of Medical Debt Buyers Narrows Further with Capio Partners Acquisition
19 February 2009
Executive Changes: Cabot Financial Announces Three Key Management Appointments
19 February 2009
Portfolio Recovery Earns $45 million in 2008 on Big Rise in Fee Revenue
17 February 2009