Sacramento, CA, February 20, 2014 –DBA International’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of the following nine members to its Certification Council:

  • Amy Anuk – Encore Capital Group
  • Mike Bendickson – Absolute Resolutions Corporation
  • Mike Cushing – Fourscore Resource Capital
  • Steve Dostal – Wells Fargo
  • Jeffrey Schreiber – Waterfront Capital
  • Reynolds Sims – G. Reynolds Sims & Associates
  • Brett Soldevila – Security Credit Services
  • Glenn Vician – American Acceptance Company
  • Trudy Weiss Craig – Unifund

These nine appointed members join consumer representative Todd J. Zywicki of George Mason University School of Law and Third Party Collection Agency Representative Matthew Wolk of CBE Group, who were appointed in 2013. Members of the Certification Council represent ARM industry participant companies from financial institutions, large, medium, and small scale purchasers, law firms, certified individual members and a consumer representative. The 11-member Certification Council is responsible for the administration of DBA International’s Debt Buyer Certification Program.

DBA International President Bryan Faliero stated, “We are excited to have this diverse group of members serving on the Certification Council who each demonstrate a commitment to national standards for the debt buying industry, compliance with state and federal consumer protection laws and industry best practices.”