Governments of all sizes and locations are owed money. In the U.S. federal government, citizens and businesses typically owe taxes, fines and fees. Consumers can also owe on federally-backed student loans, while businesses can owe on development loans. Several branches of the U.S. government have robust ARM operations, including the IRS and the Department of Education. On the state and local level, debts to the government can be too many to enumerate. From court fines and fees to sales tax to late parking tickets. An overwhelming majority of U.S. states, and thousands of municipal governments, have used private debt collectors to help recover their debts.
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Lawmaker Seeks States' Credit Union Data
12 September 2006
Consumer Spending and Incomes Up, Savings Down in Feb
12 September 2006
New Medical Costs Law in New York Freezes out Collection Agencies
12 September 2006
Wal-Mart Offers FDIC Changes to Bank Application
12 September 2006
House Commerce Panel Clears Data Security Bill
12 September 2006
1,200 Condo Residents Win Debt-Collection Suit
12 September 2006
County Considering Selling Delinquent Taxes to Collection Agency
12 September 2006
IRS Says Private Debt Collectors Costly
12 September 2006
Banking Associations Strike Out at Proposed Laws on Home Loans
12 September 2006
GAO: U.S. Bank Regulator to Enhance Complaint Process
12 September 2006
Call Centers Exploit Filipino Workers, says Militant Group
12 September 2006
Fed Raises Interest Rates, Signals More Increases to Come
12 September 2006
U.S. Courts: Bankruptcy Filings Surge in Calendar Year 2005
12 September 2006
IRS Debt Collection Contract could be Stalled by Protest
12 September 2006
Lawmaker asks GAO to Expand Credit Union Study
12 September 2006
House Panel Postpones Predatory Lending Markup
12 September 2006
Wal-Mart Drops Controversial Element of its Bank Bid
12 September 2006
Boston Hospitals Brace for Battle with Union that Attacked Debt-Collection Practices
12 September 2006
Washington Mutual Agrees to Back Pay for Call Center Workers
12 September 2006
State Bad Check Programs Gets Two More Counties
12 September 2006