FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ALLIED FINANCE ADJUSTERS, the nation’s largest, oldest and most respected trade association solely representing repossession agencies, recently held its 2020 Annual Convention at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas.
Amongst the highlights of the convention was industry expert, Ron Brown, President and CEO of CSI Group of Oklahoma. Ron, founder of the nationally acclaimed Eagle XX Group, presented attendees with an overview of the training programs now available to Allied Members.
Attendees were also treated to Mr. Brown’s highly praised Situational Awareness and Confrontational Avoidance Techniques course (SACAT) and received training certificates as evidence that even in these difficult times, Allied Member agencies are continuing to participate in compliance education to better their agencies and create a safer and more professional industry.
Highly renown and recognized industry expert, Mark Lacek, presented Allied Members with an overview of the potential benefits available to them in the commercial recovery market. For over 30 years, Mark has been an icon in the commercial loan recovery industry and is founder of the Professional Repossessors Magazine, Past President of the Florida Professional Repossessors Association, and author and developer of the Certified Commercial Recovery Agent course (CCRA)—a nationally approved certification program.
During his presentation, Mr. Lacek instructed attendees in some ‘tricks of the trade’ and ‘tips’ on how to properly recover commercial assets as well as, the proper techniques of locating and maintaining commercial lender clients and how to properly service their accounts.
Machelle Morris, Legal Counsel for Allied Finance Adjusters and the foremost national legal expert on issues relating to the repossession industry, presented her always fascinating and entertaining review on recent case law regarding legal issues surrounding the repossession industry and provided and update on the state of the CFPB as it relates to the repossession industry. CFPB compliance training certificates were earned by those in attendance of Ms. Morris’ session.
During the Members Only portion of the meeting, Allied Members in attendance had the opportunity to vote on the three top Officer positions up for election in 2020, the President, First Vice President and Executive Secretary. These elected positions hold a two-year term.
Allied is pleased to report that the Membership elected Mr. Wade Argo, owner and operations manager of Argo management Group, Inc., as President. Mr. George Badeen, owner of Midwest Recovery and Adjustment, Inc., was elected to the First Vice President office and Mr. Kayihan Seran, owner of Northland Recovery Bureau, was elected to serve as the Executive Secretary.
We would like to say a great big “Thank You!” to these faithful Members for their willingness to serve in these volunteer positions, all the while as they work diligently to keep their own businesses running!
2020 was a historic and stressful time and we look forward to the New Year. We pray that 2021 provides us all a fresh start and the opportunity to help make it better than ever for all of our Members!
In times like this, it is more important than ever for independent repossession agencies to unite and weather the challenges ahead as one. Understanding that most agencies have struggled this year, we are currently offering a Membership Special with Annual Dues being discounted by hundreds of dollars for those joining before the end of this year. We strongly encourage anyone interested in becoming a Member of Allied Finance Adjusters to give us a call!
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