A debt buyer is a firm that purchases debt from another company, usually a creditor or bank, at a deeply discounted rate. The debt purchaser then attempts to collect the debt through its own operations or through the use of a third-party debt collection agency. Some debt buyers may sell all or part of the debt to another party at a profit. Most debt buyers are small and privately held, though there is a handful of publicly traded debt buying companies. Recent changes in law and legal rulings have seen the debt buying industry regulated like collection agencies, or servicers of debt, rather than creditors, or owners of the debt. Debt buyers must adhere to the FDCPA.
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insideARM.com Announces the Best Places to Work in Collections 2011
5 October 2011
Third Quarter M&A Deal Value in the ARM Industry Shows Robust Market
5 October 2011
FORTUNE Magazine Names Encore Capital Group to '100 Fastest-Growing Companies' List
4 October 2011
Intrum Justitia Enters Debt Collection Partnership with Experto Credite in the UK
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Executive Change: Encore Capital Appoints New SVP, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary
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22 September 2011
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Encore Capital Group to Present at the 2011 JMP Financial Services and Real Estate Conference
22 September 2011
Encore Capital Group Wins 2011 San Diego Healthiest Company Award
21 September 2011
Law Firm Announces Shareholder Investigation of Encore Capital Group
20 September 2011
Portfolio Recovery Associates to Present at JMP Securities Financial Services and Real Estate Conference
20 September 2011
EOS Group Earnings Increase 25 percent in Most Recent Fiscal Year
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General Francis E. Quinlan Joins Encore Capital Group's Board of Directors
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Credit Cards are a Big Issue for the ARM Industry
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11 September 2011
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9 September 2011
Executive Change: Aktiv Kaptial Names Geir Langfeldt Olsen CEO
9 September 2011
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