Fight for Fair Fees

Forwarders – Who’s the worst?

January 30, 2022 Editor

It’s been awhile since we’ve done one of our State of the Repossession Industry...

ARS founder speaks out on repossession fees

January 25, 2022 Editor

“Now they literally have to go on strike to get paid a fair amount?”...

18 states gathered to discuss the next steps to support their members

January 20, 2022 Editor

On the morning of Tuesday the 18th, State leaders representing eighteen states, gathered to...

A must listen episode of Repo America

January 14, 2022 Editor

Lender, collector, agency owner, agent or forwarder, you MUST listen to DRN’s Jeremiah Wheeler’s...

Florida, the beginning of the “Great Repo Resignation”?

January 9, 2022 Editor

Agency owners banding together for higher fees EDITORIAL Repossession volume has been slowly increasing,...

Intentional Destruction or Ignorance – Who Profits When a Mature Field Service Repossession Company Folds

March 5, 2020 Royal Ellsworth

~ “I really don’t understand what everyone was complaining about the forwarder for, we...

SCM to Let Repo Agencies Keep the $10 Fee Increase on Cap One Redemptions

June 29, 2018 Editor

SCM to Let Repo Agencies Keep the $10 Fee Increase on Cap One Redemptions...

The Intruder at Your Door – Forwarders Asking Way Too Much

June 28, 2018 Editor

  EDITORIAL If you asked most people what the biggest danger in the repossession...

Consolidated Asset Recovery and Their “Most Favoured Nation” Clause

April 13, 2018 Editor

  EDITORIAL I wonder just how many agents that signed Consolidated Asset Recoveries newest...

The True Cost of Free Storage

February 14, 2018 Editor

  GUEST EDITORIAL Repossession company owners hear this phrase every time they court a...

The Stupid Math behind Contingent Repossession Assignments

January 11, 2018 Editor

“People don’t always respond to incentives in the ways you might predict. What distinguishes...

Repossession Crisis on the Horizon?

December 22, 2017 Editor

  GUEST EDITORIAL Most of us remember the repo boom in 2008-2010 when the...

The 3 Numbers a Repossession Company Lives By

December 7, 2017 Editor

  GUEST EDITORIAL 225, 431, 77 What do these numbers mean?  Well to answer...

BMW gets it Right on Fees

November 22, 2017 Editor

EDITORIAL 22 November 2017 – In a world of lenders and forwarders so scared...

Rebuttal: Consolidated Asset Recovery Systems Response to Punishment over Reporting Breaches Editorial

November 6, 2017 Editor

 EDITORIAL REBUTTAL Kevin, Before I reply, I want to first thank you for the...

Forwarder Threatens Agencies with Punishment over Reporting Breaches

November 3, 2017 Editor 1

  EDITORIAL In a memo distributed on October 20th, Consolidated Asset Recovery Systems has...

Allied Finance Adjusters’ Response to Santander’s Tilt of the Playing Field for Certification and Continuing Education

October 16, 2017 Editor 2

Guest Editorial October 10, 2017 – The year was 2006: the first internet account...

Dumpster Diving – Personal Property Fees

October 9, 2017 Editor

  Editorial Cockroaches scurry for cover under the seats as you open the door...

Requiring Lender’s Locksmiths Lot Access – Another Encroachment and Contradiction

August 22, 2017 Editor 2

Editorial So, you have a fence around your storage yard, perhaps some barbed wire...

Enough is Enough

August 14, 2017 Editor 4

  EDITORIAL What is going on in the repossession industry?  For years we have...

Contingent Work = Casual Work?

August 14, 2017 Editor

Editorial The other day, I was sent an email from a leader at one...

An Open Letter to Santander Consumer USA, Chrysler Capital and MBSi Corp.:

November 16, 2016 Editor 3

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 16, 2016 – Recovery/Repossession businesses across the country recently received...

The 3 Numbers a Repossession Company Lives By

November 9, 2016 Editor

Guest Editorial   225, 431, 77 What do these numbers mean?  Well to answer...

Primeritus says “NO” to Language that Protects Agents !!!

August 22, 2013 Editor

Guest Editorial Yes that this correct, “NO HOLD HARMLESS” ! Back in early March...

Chase Bank – Squeezing the Life out of Repossession Companies

April 15, 2012 Editor

Editorial After having received $25B from the US taxpayer in 2008, JPMorgan Chase Bank...