Debt collectors work with universities, colleges and private lenders to collect student loans. For education loans backed by the federal government, the U.S. Department of Education has a clearly-defined collection program that uses private collection agencies. Recent changes in federal law will shift all previously federally backed loans to direct loans from the federal government, cutting private lenders out of the equation.

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Enterprise Recovery Systems Hosts Congressional Visit By Rep. Peter Roskam

8 September 2014

Consumer Group Blasts ED Student Loan Collectors in Horribly Biased Report

3 September 2014

Quantrax Software Supports Leading ED Debt Collection Contractor

2 September 2014

Court Ruling May Pave Way for Some Student Loan Discharge in Bankruptcy

28 August 2014

CFPB Readying Action Against College Over Debt Sales and Collection Methods

27 August 2014

SBA Report: ED Rates an "A" on Small Business Utilization - with Room for Improvement

27 August 2014

Going Behind the Numbers of Student Loan Debt

26 August 2014

ConServe Supports Honor Flight Rochester & Honor Flight Buffalo

13 August 2014

Senate Draft Bill Targets Private Collectors in Student Loan Market

6 August 2014

Study Shows Collection Agencies Recovering More Debt at Lower Pay with Fewer Collectors

5 August 2014

Executive Change: Coast Professional Announces David Den Houten as Chief Compliance Officer

31 July 2014

Executive Change: Account Control Technology Welcomes Valerie LaBarba as Director of Project Management

31 July 2014

More than 35 Percent of American Adults are Currently in Collections: Report

29 July 2014

Webinar Examines Opportunities Within Student Loan Market

22 July 2014

Where are the Collection Opportunities in Coming Years?

17 July 2014

NCO Parent Company Selling Transworld Systems, Divesting Third-Party Collection Unit

15 July 2014

See Exactly What You Get by Participating in Best Places to Work in Collections

9 July 2014

ConServe Announced New Office in New York, Job Expansion Coming Soon

25 June 2014

Big Wall Street Investors Looking at Student Loan Collectors: Report

20 June 2014

An Open Letter to ED's Arne Duncan: Fix Your Debt Collection Bid Process

6 June 2014