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.

See all Topics

Healthier Chinese Banks Wanted

12 September 2006

Freddie Mac Home Loan Portfolio Grows but so do Delinquencies

12 September 2006

State Attorney General Proposes Legislation to Curb Private Collection of Healthcare Debt

12 September 2006

Bank Group Wary of U.S. Retailer Credit Card Suit

12 September 2006

FDIC says Hearing likely on Wal-Mart Bank Bid

12 September 2006

IMX Wins Patent Trial Against LendingTree

12 September 2006

Arizona House Panel OKs New Consumer Loan

12 September 2006

Ocwen Facing Litigation Wave

12 September 2006

Supreme Court: States Can be Sued under Bankruptcy Law

12 September 2006

State Issues RFP Notice for Private Collection Services

12 September 2006

AmeriQuest to Pay $325 million in Settlement

12 September 2006

Debt Collection Industry Gets More Media Coverage

12 September 2006

UK Debt collectors to Go After $5.2 billion in Child Support

12 September 2006

Snow, White House Tout Economic Good Times

12 September 2006

U.S. Jobless Claims at Lowest Level Since April 2000

12 September 2006

U.S. Regulator Proposes New Credit Union Member Rule

12 September 2006

Greenspan Warns Senators of GSEs' Systemic Risk

12 September 2006

Court Upholds Ruling against Predatory Mortgage Loans to Black Home Buyers

12 September 2006

Small Business Administration (SBA) Approves $2.5 Billion Loans Since Hurricane Katrina

12 September 2006

Economic Data Point to a Soft Landing, for now

12 September 2006