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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NCO’s OSI Purchase Helps More Than Just NCO in Government Markets

10 April 2008

IRS Outsourced Collection Program Under Political Fire, Again

10 April 2008

Senators Ask IRS to Review Outsourced Collection Program

9 April 2008

Bad Check Proposal Postponed in California

9 April 2008

Coface Downgrades U.S. as Company Payments "Deteriorate"

7 April 2008

Report Finds Private Collectors Protecting Taxpayer Privacy

2 April 2008

More Lenders Plan to Drop Private Student Loan Programs: Survey

27 March 2008

Fed Officials Insist Student Loan Program Remains Strong

26 March 2008

Libraries Turning to Collectors Though Numbers Unknown

25 March 2008

Solutia TAS Wins $1.7 Million Tenn. Ticket Account

20 March 2008

Federal Security Changes Will Impact ED, IRS Collectors

19 March 2008

County Hires Collectors, Recovers $4.6 Million

19 March 2008

Shulman Confirmed By Senate to Lead IRS

17 March 2008

Taxpayer Advocate Calls for End to IRS Private Collectors, Again

14 March 2008

ED Collection Contract Leaders Hold Serve in February

13 March 2008

Collection Law Firm Hit with $5.2 million Class Action Verdict

13 March 2008

Florida Library Signs Unique Collector for Fines

11 March 2008

Senate Finance Approves Shulman as IRS Chief

10 March 2008

A Huge Collection Contract Behind a Huge Wall of Secrecy

5 March 2008

IRS Renews Collection Contracts with Two Agencies

4 March 2008