ACA to Hold 2005 Credit & Collection Business Academy

MINNEAPOLIS – Note to credit and collection industry professionals: if your New Year?s resolution included the words ?career development,? you?ll want to be in San Diego next month.

ACA International, the association of credit and collection professionals, will hold its 2005 Credit & Collection Business Academy (CCBA) at the Westin Horton Plaza, San Diego, February 13-16. The three-day seminar is the cornerstone of Campus ACA™, and represents a one-stop opportunity to fulfill multiple curriculum requirements for each of ACA?s professional designations and certificates.

This year?s CCBA agenda boasts something for everyone, with over 24 hours of professional development instruction for people in every area of the industry; from first-party collectors and credit managers to agency owners, collectors, sales managers, and collection supervisors. Sessions include: Healthcare Collections; Professional Telephone Collection Techniques: Collecting for Your Clients; Telephone Collection Techniques for Creditors; Idea Exchange; Top Managers Forum; FDCPA Issues for Owners; and networking sessions for both creditors and collectors.

CCBA 2005 also marks the debut of two new credentialing programs: the Healthcare Collection Specialist (HCS) designation and the Higher Education Collection Specialist (HECS) Web course will be shown at CCBA for the first time.

Early registration discount price of $445 is available to ACA members until Jan. 13. For more information visit http://www.acainternational.org/ccba or call the ACA Education Department at +1 (952) 928-8000, ext. 214 or 216.

Campus ACA™ is the virtual campus through which the highest level of credit and collections professional development takes place. Using Campus ACA™, participants can take courses, earn degrees, receive specialized credentialing and certificates, and learn what it takes to be an ACA Certified instructor.

ACA International, formerly known as the American Collectors Association, is the association of credit and collection professionals. Founded in 1939, ACA International has approximately 5,300 members, including third-party collection agencies, attorneys, credit grantors and vendor affiliates. Headquartered in Minneapolis, ACA International serves members in the United States, Canada and 58 other countries worldwide. For more information on ACA International visit www.acainternational.org.