Governments of all sizes and locations are owed money. In the U.S. federal government, citizens and businesses typically owe taxes, fines and fees. Consumers can also owe on federally-backed student loans, while businesses can owe on development loans. Several branches of the U.S. government have robust ARM operations, including the IRS and the Department of Education. On the state and local level, debts to the government can be too many to enumerate. From court fines and fees to sales tax to late parking tickets. An overwhelming majority of U.S. states, and thousands of municipal governments, have used private debt collectors to help recover their debts.
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IRS Awards New Contracts to Private Collection Agencies
6 October 2021
An Honest Discussion on the Impact of Cancelling Student Loan Debt
28 January 2021
CFPB Study of Consumer Finances Following Early Pandemic is Positive. Will Coming Months Paint a Different Story?
1 September 2020
Here’s Everything You Need to Know About This Year's 8 Big TCPA Stories
21 July 2020
Constitutional Law and Third-Party Collections: Assessing the Supreme Court’s New Ruling on Federal Debt
13 July 2020
U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Government Debt Exemption of TCPA
6 July 2020
New York Temporarily Halts Collection on Medical, Student Debt Owed to the State
18 March 2020
Whitepaper on Debt Collection Released by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors
13 February 2020
Lively Debt Collection Debate Likely in House Fin. Servs. Committee Hearing Tomorrow
25 September 2019
Freshly Signed Taxpayer First Act of 2019 Affects Private Debt Collectors
2 July 2019
TCPA’s Content-Specific Government-Backed Debt Exemption Struck Down on First Amendment Grounds
25 April 2019
IRS PDC Program Continues to Succeed, Collected $130.6 million Through December 2018
14 March 2019
Congress Considering HANGUP Act One Last Time
5 March 2019
Federal Law Preempts DC Licensing Requirements for Certain Types of Federal Student Loans, According to District of DC
6 December 2018
IRS PDC Program Quarterly Report Shows Increase in Overall Net Gain
31 October 2018
Report on IRS Private Debt Collection Program Gives Good Reviews to Agencies, Criticized IRS Management of Program
12 September 2018
IRS Private Debt Collection Program Pays Off
27 August 2018
Mystery Solved!: So That’s What Happened to the FCC’s Order Implementing the BBA Amendment to the TCPA Exempting Collectors of Government-Backed Debt
12 June 2018
Ontario Systems Acquires Justice Systems, Provider Of Court Case Management Software
3 May 2018
Cincinnati Adopts CSS IMPACT! Financial Cloud
13 February 2018