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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Shasta County Signs On With MSB for Court Collections

28 October 2008

Fifth Third Bancorp Announces Plans to Participate in U.S. Treasury Capital Purchase Program

27 October 2008

CMS Recovery Auditor Contractors to Scrutinize Medicare Billing Practices

27 October 2008

ARM Industry Players Pushing for Role in $700 billion Bailout

23 October 2008

End of Quarter ED Collection Results Offer No Surprises

21 October 2008

Former Resolution Trust Corporation Experts Prepare for U.S. Financial Restructuring Effort

16 October 2008

Industry Leaders Launch Non-Profit Association for Government Collections

15 October 2008

Servicing Loans Crucial to Success of the Bailout Plan

9 October 2008

Treasury Announces Solicitations for Financial Agents For Rescue Plan

7 October 2008

ED Collection Contract Award Pushed Back Again

7 October 2008

Keystone Collections Group to Collect Countywide Taxes Under New Statewide Mandate

2 October 2008

IRS Debt Collection Program on Track, But Improvements Needed: Report

29 September 2008

FDIC Selects DebtX to Sell $424 Million in Loans

24 September 2008

ED to Delay New Collection Contract Award Announcement

17 September 2008

Pioneer Credit and Premiere Credit Top ED Collection Contract in August

16 September 2008

Government Debt Collection RFPs Top $23.8 Billion in Second Quarter

12 September 2008

MSB to Begin Courtesy Calls for the Texas Driver Responsibility Program

4 September 2008

Montana State University Selects The Affiliated Group for Collection Services

3 September 2008

Collector Gila Corp Announces New President and Other Appointments

3 September 2008

Twenty-One Percent of Marines Contacted by Collectors in Past Year: Survey

2 September 2008