Author Archives: Robert Fite

Dec
06

An Altered Landscape

Robert Fite

With the economy still in flux, the receivables management industry is adjusting to a new norm. The economic downturn that began in 2008 dramatically changed the lives of consumers and the future of many businesses. It also significantly altered the [...]

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Nov
07

Identifying Debtor Types for Collection Efforts

Robert Fite

There has been much debate about the role consumers have played in the decline in outstanding credit card debt.  While the conventional wisdom of the past few years has said that extraordinarily high levels of bank charge-offs drove the decrease, [...]

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Aug
09

The Importance of Knowing your Debtor for Optimal Debt Recovery

Robert Fite

The Great Recession of 2007 to 2009 may have ended, but we continue to experience a jobless recovery. With millions still out of work, and the likelihood that many will begin to exhaust their unemployment benefits, the picture is likely to remain grim. Compounding the problem is the approximately $2.43 trillion of outstanding consumer credit debt as of May 2011.

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Aug
02

Taking the Pulse of the Receivables Management Industry: A Recap of ACA International’s 72nd Annual Convention & Expo

Robert Fite

Last week I attended the annual conference of The Association of Credit and Collection Professionals in Dallas, Texas. I’ve been attending this conference for many years on behalf of LexisNexis and am always impressed with the wealth of new information and insight I obtain about the industry at large and in regard to specific topics such as compliance, technology, and best practices.

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Nov
09

Ask The Experts: Using the Correct Data in Skip Tracing

Robert Fite

Ask the Experts is an interactive section where readers can ask direct questions to the experts at Kaulkin Ginsberg, the leading strategic advisors to the ARM industry — and a sister company of insideARM.com — as well as other seasoned industry executives.

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Sep
28

Ask the Experts: Using New Technology to Reach Debtors

Robert Fite

Ask the Experts is an interactive section where readers can ask direct questions to the experts at Kaulkin Ginsberg, the leading strategic advisors to the ARM industry — and a sister company of insideARM.com — as well as other seasoned industry executives.

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