How Can Attorneys and Law Firms Benefit From ARM Software

Law offices have different collections requirements than other industries. With individual law firms having different litigation processes, software solution demands must adapt to their operational needs and methods. Finding the right debt collection software that provides these solutions and methods for attorneys and law firms will provide ample benefits for your business. Solutions and Methods ...

Congressional Budget Bill Passed Allows Use of ATDS to Collect Government Debt

Amendment to the Communications Act of 1934 for Government Debt Collection On November 4th, 2015 President Obama signed into law the new congressional budget bill. The new budget deal includes a loophole to the Communications Act of 1934, which up until now has prohibited modern dialing equipment to dial cell phones for government debt collections ...

Guide to Tracking Consent and Revocation of Consent

Recent Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) developments have made it vital that collection agencies take a proactive, and sustainable, approach to managing contact consent, as well as revocation of that consent. The following list of questions may be helpful in considering where your process currently stands. Considerations Regarding Consent at the Originator How is consent ...

How Company Culture Makes the Difference?

Purchasing your Accounts Receivable management and debt collection software for your company is by far the most important decision you can make. After all, not only is this decision a critical part of your business plan, it will be a major part of your financial budget with the cost on system training, user licenses, monthly ...

How Government Collections Software Can Help Government Bodies and Employers Improve Workflows and Process?

It’s important for local communities, cities, and states to have government bodies that work quickly and effectively. Unfortunately, many variables can slow government progress, but government collections software doesn’t have to be one of them. Government bodies need to manage a diverse range of debt types including taxes, workers’ compensation, utilities, student and business loans, ...

Utilizing Technology to Mitigate the Risk of Dialing in the Wake of the latest FCC-TCPA ruling.

INTRODUCTION Since the July 2015 FCC-TCPA Declaratory Ruling, we’ve seen numerous webinars, whitepapers and blogs providing an overwhelming volume of information on the subject. Some of these sources complain about the lack of clarification. Others speculate about the impact of the ruling in the collection sector industry-wide. Still others provide preventative measures and operational re-tooling ...

10 Questions to Ask Your Vendor Before Selecting Your Collection Software Solution

Let’s face it, our industry is a tough one.  We are faced with continued regulation, evolving compliance requirements all while your clients are pushing you for better rates. DAKCS Software Systems has been successful over the last five years in evolving our solutions to stay aligned with these evolving regulation changes and compliance requirements, growing ...

What you need to know about Medical Debt Collection in 2015

As 2014 came to a close there was a CFPB field hearing in Oklahoma City on December 11, 2014. The main purpose of this hearing was to address medical debt collection practices and the relationship between medical debt collection practices and consumer credit reporting.   CFPB Director Richard Cordray shared the Bureau’s position that problems ...

How Long Will it Take for my Business Credit Score to Bounce Back after Settling Debts?

Businesses seldom incur major credit damage from large purchases because they properly position their finances beforehand. In addition, the contentious business consistently monitors its D&B or Experian credit file for any problems that could manifest with vendors, suppliers or others entities that it relies on to extend credit. But, it’s important to remember that even minor ...

How the New FICO Score 9 Enhancements Impact Businesses

With the recent rollout of the new FICO Score 9 credit scoring system, many business owners are curious, if not anxious, to know how it will ultimately affect their ability to extend credit to customers. Let’s look at what the FICO system is and is not. While many people think of FICO as the arbiter ...

Going Cardless – Anne Rosso

More than 30 years ago, ACA members debated whether to abandon their workcards in favor of computers the 1980s, as computers became increasingly popular, credit and collection industry members heatedly debated the pros and cons of “going cardless”—abandoning their account workcards and putting a computer on each collector’s desk. Some agencies said they would never ...

Massachusetts Division of Banks clarifies that a written request from the consumer would not be necessary to initiate an obligation of response.

The Massachusetts Division of Banks clarified in a July 18, 2014 written opinion that a debt collector’s receipt of an oral request for records is sufficient to trigger the “five business day” period set forth in the Division’s validation of debt rule in Section 18.18(3). Section 18.18 of the Division’s Conduct of the Business of ...