eBureau Partners with Comtech to Provide Powerful Predictive Analytics to Optimize Collection and Recovery Efforts

ST. CLOUD, Minn. — eBureau, an innovative provider of real-time predictive scoring and information solutions, today announced a strategic business and technology partnership with Comtech Systems, Inc., a leading provider of credit and collection software for the account receivables management industry. Under the agreement, the two companies have integrated eBureau’s powerful eScore and eLink services into Comtech’s Collect! software in order to provide predictive scoring and skip tracing information to Comtech’s customer base of over 700 collection agencies and credit grantors throughout North America.

Comtech is a technology leader in the development of comprehensive and innovative credit and collection management software solutions. By integrating with eBureau’s information solutions, Comtech customers gain access to industry specific pre-built eScores for credit card, healthcare, telecommunications, automotive and retail debts, or the option to use their own account data to quickly develop a custom eScore. Additionally, with eBureau’s eLink skip tracing service, customers can easily update contact information with best address, best phone, and other services including bankruptcy and deceased identification.

"We are pleased to partner with Comtech to provide a complete set of receivables management information tools to their customers,” said Mark Doman, executive vice president, eBureau. “With access to some of the most advanced predictive scoring and information solutions in the industry, Comtech’s customers will be able to effectively identify high-probability accounts and efficiently expedite their recovery efforts.”

"Integrating eBureau’s advanced scoring and skip tracing solutions into our Collect! Software solution  broadens our capabilities by allowing our customers to more efficiently and effectively identify and target specific portfolios and accounts, further streamlining workflows and strategically allocating resources," said Neal Cropper, CEO of Comtech Systems, Inc. "With eBureau’s solutions and our proven collection software solutions, we can further help our customers lower costs and improve their return per account."

Popular features in the Collect! solution include sales and marketing features, account archiving, transaction history, faster data access, strong financial tracking, system security, account grouping, and user-friendly displays. eBureau’s scoring and skip tracing solutions will help Comtech’s clients facilitate recovery efforts by locating the most current and accurate account information, as well as allowing for real-time segmenting with collection probability scores that are designed to increase cash flow rates and help control costs.

About eBureau
eBureau provides a powerful suite of online marketing and lead generation, credit risk management, fraud prevention, and collections and recovery scoring and information solutions to industry-leading multichannel marketers, financial services companies, online advertisers, and agencies. Founded in 2004, eBureau has designed and built a patented, state-of-the-art data warehouse and real-time predictive scoring system. The company is headquartered in St. Cloud, Minn., and has received $33 million in funding from its founders, Split Rock Partners, Redpoint Ventures and Pinnacle Ventures. For more information, please visit www.ebureau.com.

About Comtech Systems Inc.
Comtech Systems Inc. develops the Collect! credit & collection software solution. Since 1992, collections agencies, debt buyers, law firms, health care, retail and other industries have relied on Collect! to help manage their collection process. Servicing over 1100 installations in 35 countries, Collect! is by far the most flexible credit and collection software on the market today. Headquartered in beautiful Victoria, BC, Canada, Comtech Systems, Inc. is a privately-held company. For more information, visit www.collect.org or call 1-800-661-6722.