A debt buyer is a firm that purchases debt from another company, usually a creditor or bank, at a deeply discounted rate. The debt purchaser then attempts to collect the debt through its own operations or through the use of a third-party debt collection agency. Some debt buyers may sell all or part of the debt to another party at a profit. Most debt buyers are small and privately held, though there is a handful of publicly traded debt buying companies. Recent changes in law and legal rulings have seen the debt buying industry regulated like collection agencies, or servicers of debt, rather than creditors, or owners of the debt. Debt buyers must adhere to the FDCPA.
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Executive Change: JH Capital Group Announces Garon Robinett as Vice President of Business Development
9 July 2015
JPMorgan Chase to Pay $125M to Settle Debt Collection Investigations
8 July 2015
Maine Changes Its State Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
1 July 2015
12 New FAQs from the NYDFS Offer Some Clarification for Debt Collectors and Debt Buyers
16 June 2015
What's Behind the Surge in M&A in the U.S. ARM Industry?
16 June 2015
Mike Cushing joins Icon Equities as Chief Operating Officer
9 June 2015
TD Bank to Buy Nordstrom $2.2 Billion U.S. Credit Card Portfolio
27 May 2015
Jury Sends Message to Debt Buyer: Get Your Facts, And Your Process, Straight
15 May 2015
District of Columbia Council Seeks to Tighten Rules for Debt Buyers
13 May 2015
Encore Capital Group Announces Strong First Quarter 2015
12 May 2015
First Quarter 2015 Earnings for PRA Group Rise Sharply
7 May 2015
Two Positive Decisions for the Industry Regarding Chapter 13 Cases
5 May 2015
Debate Over North Carolina Debt Buyer Bill Gets Personal, and Nasty
30 April 2015
Federal Judge Sides with Collection Agency and Debt Buyer in Letter Class Action
28 April 2015
FTC Launching Series of Live "Dialogues" with Debt Collection Industry; New York Up First
24 April 2015
Consumer Attorney Says CFPB Regulation Should be All About the Money
23 April 2015
Executive Change: Ashley Hancock Joins RDS Local Government Team
23 April 2015
ARM-U Reconfigured as Free Online Collection Compliance and Operations Event
20 April 2015
TransUnion Partners with Global Debt Registry to Offer Registry Services for Debt Buyers and Financial Institutions
20 April 2015
Executive Change: PRA Group Welcomes Deborah Cassidy as Chief Information Officer
20 April 2015