Be eligible to WIN A FREE REGISTRATION – a $1395 Value – to the Debt Connection Symposium & Expo at the JW Marriott in Austin, TX, Sept. 5 – 7, 2018. The only “catch” to this free registration is that… Read More ›
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DCS 2016 Follow-Up
CONGRATULATIONS to Eleanor Tami on winning the Free DCS Registration drawing worth $1295.00 from The National List. It’s just one of the many ways NL can say “thank you” to its members for their continued business. The Conference was also attended… Read More ›
When Is Litigation Warranted for Debt Collection?
Creditors and even collection agencies may wonder if sending unpaid debt to a debt collection law firm is warranted. Consumers who have past-due debts may wonder if the creditor they owe the money to will resort to turning it over… Read More ›
NC’s Controversial Debt Buyer Law: Part of the Changing Collection Landscape
Guest Blog by Andrew E. Hoke, Sessoms & Rogers, P.A. The North Carolina legislature passed the Consumer Economic Protection Act (CEPA) in 2009. It was one of the first laws in the U.S. to impose requirements on debt buyers. One of… Read More ›
Should You Grow Up to Be a Debt Collection Attorney?
Unless your father or mother is one, my guess is that there aren’t any children who say, “When I grow up, I want to be a debt collection attorney!” Even law school graduates probably don’t envision themselves practicing in a… Read More ›
Canadian Collections by an American Collection Agency
A foreign collection agency that attempts to collect any form of debt in Canada without a local licence is breaking Canadian law. Over the past few years, the Canadian government has modified provincial legislation to discourage foreign collection agencies from… Read More ›
NL Member Profile: Teller, Levit & Silvertrust, P.C.
Teller, Levit & Silvertrust, P.C. has been with The National List for 33 years. This Member Profile is a condensed version of the history of the firm, written by Leo Feldman and published “a few years back” as The Founding Fathers of… Read More ›
Personal Guarantees in Commercial Collection
Guest Blog by Murray S. Lubitz, Esq., originally published March 2012 as Personal Guarantees by ABC/Amega, a National List Forwarder. How Helpful Are They? It is a prudent credit manager that attempts to obtain personal guarantees from the principals of… Read More ›
Let NL Take the Guesswork out of Finding a Collections Law Firm
If you are using only The National List’s online or printed directory to find an attorney, or if you are placing claims with one of our member attorneys without registering and insuring those claims through us, you aren’t getting the… Read More ›
Guest Blog: The Positive Effects of the Debt Collection Industry in the USA
(See the original blog on the Law Offices of Gary A. Bemis website here.) In the current national mood of consumerism, there is a popular belief that debt collection is an assortment of villainous scavengers praying on innocent victims and who… Read More ›