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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County Seeks Help With Debt Collection

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Congressman Proposes Universal Health Insurance Plan that Includes Employer-Sponsored Insurance Mandate

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FTC Submits Do-Not-Call Registry Report for 2005 to Congress

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Senator Reid Victim of Identity Theft

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Federal Credit Freeze Override Currently Making Way through House

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Hospitals get IRS checkup

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Consumer Groups Want Investigation into Credit Card Fees

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IRS Debt Collection Initiative Clears Senate Panel

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China Moves to Curb Excessive Credit

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Merchants Say Visa/MasterCard Rate Setting Violates Antitrust Laws

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Sallie Mae Revenue from Collections Up 61% in Second Quarter

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Minnesota Government Agency Picks Two Collection Firms

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White House: No Need for Military Credit Monitoring Services

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County moves to collect fines

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SBCP Offers Free Disaster Plan Help to FMS Bidders

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Federal protection for consumer credit, debit transactions

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Bill Would Add Politcal Telemarketing to Do-Not-Call List Restrictions

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Agency to Track Down Village Deadbeats

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Consumer Sentiment Takes Unexpected Dip in July

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National Taxpayer Advocate Vows to Closely Monitor IRS Private Debt Collection

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