Press Releases

Sacramento, Calif. (February 11, 2015) - DBA International elected Kaye Dreifuerst as president during the association’s 18th Annual Conference. Dreifuerst begins her term on the heels of a very successful conference where the overall mood in the industry appeared to be shifting to a more [...]

Sacramento, Calif. (January 30, 2015) - The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) has announced that Jan Stieger, Executive Director of DBA International has earned the Certified Association Executive (CAE®) designation. The CAE is the highest professional credential in the association industry. “The CAE credential [...]

DBA International is hosting a one-day comprehensive symposium on New York State’s rapidly evolving rules and regulations for the collection of debt in the Empire State. Hear directly from the representatives from the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) and New York State [...]

December 3, 2014 (Sacramento, CA) – DBA International recognizes and appreciates the time and effort that the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) spent thoughtfully analyzing and accommodating the concerns DBA International brought forth in our October 1, 2013 and August 15, 2014 [...]

Sacramento, Calif. (November 21, 2014) – At Credit Today’s Collections Debt Sale and Purchase Conference in Manchester, England on Thursday, November 20, DBA International discussed the debt buying market in the United State and Europe on a panel titled “International Collections and Debt Sales.” More [...]

SACRAMENTO, CA, November 20, 2014 – DBA International, the voice of the debt buying industry, supports U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara’s recent actions that ended an alleged multi-million dollar debt collection scam targeting consumers in 50 states. The owner and six employees of Williams, Scott and [...]

DBA International Applauds New FTC Security Measure on the Sharing of Portfolio Data Federal Trade Commission works with trade association in developing best practices on the sharing of portfolio data in the buying and selling of consumer debt SACRAMENTO, CA, November 13, 2014 – DBA [...]

Sacramento, CA, November 7, 2014 – DBA International, the voice of the debt buying industry, today announced the addition of Helen Mac Murray as its attorney general consultant and Perry Communications Group, Inc. (PCG) as its new public affairs agency. A founding member of the [...]

Don Maurice retained to provide legal counsel to debt buying industry Sacramento, CA, October 21, 2014 – DBA International, the voice of the debt buying industry, announced the addition of Don Maurice as a legal consultant specializing in state and federal legislative activities. President of [...]

DBA International Recommendations Incorporated in Final Ruling September 16, 2014 (New York, NY) – DBA International applauds the New York State Unified Court System’s Office of Court Administration (OCA) for incorporating DBA International’s recommendations in the final rules on debt collection, which were issued today. [...]