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This week the Alabama Senate Banking and Insurance Committee held over SB 29 which stopped the bill’s ability to be voted upon in 2015. This bill would have imposed a significant hardship on debt buying companies which among other things would have required data and documentation requirements that not even originators could have complied with, […]
On July 18, 2013, Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX), the Chair of the House Ways & Means Committee’s Subcommittee on Social Security, introduced H.R. 2720, which would address access to the Social Security Administration’s Death Master File.
Under provisions of the bill, […]
DBA International Sets the Standard for Receivables Management
DBA International announced an encapsulating new tagline today, “Setting the Standard for Receivables Management,” reflecting the association’s mission to uphold the highest and most comprehensive industry standards and recognition that our members are committed to protecting consumers and the industry. The new theme, which […]
DBA Creates Bud Reitzel Lifetime Commitment Award
Nominations accepted through November 30, 2013
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DBA International has created the Bud Reitzel Lifetime Commitment Award to recognize an individual for outstanding leadership and dedication to the debt buying industry. Bud is considered one of the debt buying industry’s founding fathers. His vision, leadership, and advocacy were instrumental in the […]
2013 Regulations Update
Texas & Massachusetts
In 2013, the State of Texas and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts adopted regulatory changes impacting the collection industry that all members should be aware of if their account portfolios include accounts located within these jurisdictions. Please take a minute to familiarize yourself with their requirements.
TEXAS
On April 15, 2013, the […]