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New School Offers New Hope at Brentwood

Today we celebrate the opening of North Charleston’s new public neighborhood school, Meeting Street Elementary School @ Brentwood (MSEB).MSEB is a groundbreaking new initiative for the Charleston County School District. CCSD has teamed up with my organization, Meeting Street Schools, to form an innovative public/private partnership, the first of its kind in South Carolina.

Working together, […]

2022-09-28T14:06:09-07:00October 6, 2014|Member Community Involvement|

DBA Urges Caution When Reviewing State Licensure Requirements

DBA Urges Caution When Reviewing State Licensure Requirements

Based on a series of state court decisions over the last several years, DBA International urges its members to carefully examine whether their companies should be licensed (and/or bonded) in states that license third party collection agencies.

Increasingly, state courts are taking an […]

2021-01-23T11:10:58-08:00September 30, 2014|Member Alerts|

UK Publication Credit Today Profiles Jan Stieger

The old saying has it that when the US sneezes, the UK catches a cold. The phrase is often deployed in the context of economics, but is equally apt to describe the UK’s general habit of embracing US cultural exports, from hoola-hoops to hamburgers, Mickey Mouse to mortgage-backed securities, and Coca-Cola to mass market collections.

While […]

2021-01-30T13:55:09-08:00September 20, 2014|RMAI in the Press|

DBA Recommendations Incorporated in Final New York Court Rules

New York Office of Court Administration Issues Rules on Debt Collection in New York

DBA International Recommendations Incorporated in Final Ruling

 

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.

DBA International […]

2021-01-23T11:11:23-08:00September 16, 2014|Member Alerts|

New York Office of Court Administration Issues Rules on Debt Collection in New York

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.

DBA International provided the OCA balanced and measured comments to enhance consumer […]

2023-10-02T09:54:44-07:00September 16, 2014|RMAI Press Releases|

OCC Issued Guidance Supports the Sale and Resale of Debt in a Responsible Manner

OCC Issued Guidance Supports the Sale and Resale
of Debt in a Responsible Manner

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued Risk Management Guidance on August 4, 2014 to national banks and federal savings associations on the application of consumer protection requirements and safe and sound banking practices to consumer […]

2021-01-23T11:12:13-08:00August 5, 2014|Member Alerts|

New York Proposed Rules – Part 2

New York Proposed Rules – Part 2

This week the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) published the long anticipated revision of their proposed regulations on debt collection. In August 2013, DFS first proposed sweeping regulatory reforms on pre-litigation debt collection. DBA took a proactive leadership position in this year-long discussion […]

2021-01-23T11:12:18-08:00July 21, 2014|Member Alerts|

Recent Developments All DBA International Debt Buying Members Should Know

Recent Developments That All DBA International Debt Buying
Members Should Know

Recent regulatory and legal developments could affect the manner in which your company collects on purchased receivables. While each of these developments are limited to a particular state or jurisdiction, DBA International advises all members to review your business practices and […]

2021-01-23T11:12:27-08:00July 11, 2014|Member Alerts|

DBA International Supports Jump$tart Financial Literacy Initiatives

DBA International Supports Jump$tart Financial Literacy Initiatives

Proceeds from DBA International’s golf tournament, held in conjunction with its 2014 Annual Conference, were awarded to the Jump$tart Coalition®.

The Jump$tart Coalition is a national coalition of organizations dedicated to improving the financial literacy of kindergarten through college-age youth by providing advocacy, research, […]

2024-10-15T13:35:48-07:00June 23, 2014|Member Alerts|
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