Governments of all sizes and locations are owed money. In the U.S. federal government, citizens and businesses typically owe taxes, fines and fees. Consumers can also owe on federally-backed student loans, while businesses can owe on development loans. Several branches of the U.S. government have robust ARM operations, including the IRS and the Department of Education. On the state and local level, debts to the government can be too many to enumerate. From court fines and fees to sales tax to late parking tickets. An overwhelming majority of U.S. states, and thousands of municipal governments, have used private debt collectors to help recover their debts.

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Collection Agencies Can Continue Collecting Traffic Fines in Louisiana

3 April 2012

YGC to Pursue GSA Schedule, Expanding Availability to Federal Agencies

29 March 2012

Student Loan Debt Collection Market Attacked by Bloomberg

26 March 2012

Shaming "Delinquent" Stamp Puts Montana County in the Dog House

26 March 2012

Government Collection Firm Makes Donation to Local YMCA

21 March 2012

Municipal Fines and the FDCPA: Doesn't Count

21 March 2012

The Round-Up: S&P May Raise NCO Group Bond Rating

13 March 2012

Government Revenue Collection Association Holding Webinar on "Benefits Funding"

2 March 2012

Free Seminar: Using Public Information to Win New Business

1 March 2012

Debt Collection is Hotter than the Oscars in L.A. Right Now

28 February 2012

Student Loan Debt: The Next Economic Crisis?

23 February 2012

$10M is a Lot of Free Ambulance Rides

22 February 2012

Illinois Attorney General Turns the Heat Up on Reverse Mortgage Abuses

21 February 2012

LA Times Looks at the CFPB's New Role Over Larger Collection Agencies

21 February 2012

Allegations of Collection Agency Attorney Abuses in Indianapolis

21 February 2012

New Mexico Tribal Reservations Use Collection Agencies for Traffic Tickets

21 February 2012

RFPs: Got Your Head in the Cloud?

17 February 2012

Government Collector Helping Texas with "Warrant Round-Up"

15 February 2012

State AG Announces Debt Collection Program for Local Governments

25 January 2012

Superior Court of California, County of Orange Collects with Titanium ORE

20 January 2012