Fees

Why the $150 Voluntary Repossession Should be a Thing of the Past

August 21, 2020 Editor

GUEST EDITORIAL As we navigate through the Covid and post-Covid times I find myself...

August 2020 “State of the Repossession Industry Survey” is Open!

August 12, 2020 Editor

Back in May, we launched our “May 2020 “State of the Repossession Industry Survey”...

COVID-19 Takes it’s First Recovery Agent

July 28, 2020 Editor

Billy Ray Orr – 28 May 1968 – 2 July 2020 I know that...

ARA Issues White Paper on Repossession Operations in the COVID-19 World

May 28, 2020 Editor

“Setting Uniform Standards for Operating in a Changed Environment” Dallas, TX – 27 May...

ARA Provides “Post Recovery Safety Surcharge Addendum” for All Agencies

May 27, 2020 Editor

ARA – “Recovery Operations in a COVID-19 Environment” Dallas, TX – 27 May 2020...

May 2020 “State of the Repossession Industry Survey”

May 27, 2020 Editor

First, I would like to thank everyone who participated in this survey and we...

Undervaluing Services – No Simple Fix, But the Responsibility Is Obvious

May 21, 2020 Editor

~ “No one is ever going to love you more than you love yourself.” ...

Framing the Conversation – Increases Are All About the Numbers, Not the Virus

May 9, 2020 Editor

GUEST EDITORIAL ~ “I want to express that this conversation has nothing to do...

Repossession Obsession – Questions Consumers, Legislators and Lawyers May Want to Start Asking

April 23, 2020 Editor

~ “They are always a little smarter when they get back” – My old...

The End is Near – Of the Sheltering, That Is

April 21, 2020 Editor

EDITORIAL As talk of reopening the businesses and the economy is warming up and...

Will There Be a Repossession Insurance Meltdown?

April 8, 2020 Editor

EDITORIAL By now, everyone in the repossession industry is quite aware of the dire...

The $500 Repo Fee – Revisited

April 2, 2020 Editor

While the trucks are standing still and the repossession industry is in a holding...

Ancillary Fees – The Associated Issues with Safety and Quality

February 18, 2020 Editor

GUEST EDITORIAL You would never assume a general contractor is the best person to...

The CPI and An Industry Left Behind

April 2, 2019 Editor

GUEST EDITORIAL In a scene from “Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery”, Dr. Evil,...

An Eagle Flies Over the Horizon – Editorial

December 5, 2018 Editor

GUEST EDITORIAL It was a beautiful day in Houston Texas with a clear blue...

7th Circuit Rules FDCPA Does Not Apply to Property Fees on Repossessions

November 27, 2018 Editor

26 November 2018 – On the 31st of October, the United States Court of...

Repo Agent Pay vs. Fast Food Worker Pay

August 28, 2018 Editor

EDITORIAL As if finding a person to work nights, weekend and in often less...

The Headaches of Finding and Keeping Qualified Repossessors

August 23, 2018 Editor

  GUEST EDITORIAL Over the past 20 years of business, I have watched good...

A 10% Repo Rate? WTH?

August 1, 2018 Editor

  EDITORIAL A reader recently provided me a screen shot from a statistics report...

Know Your Numbers on the Cap One Fee Issue! – Guest Editorial

July 5, 2018 Editor

  GUEST EDITORIAL Recently there have been a few articles and even more posts...

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...

Who Is Stealing from Who?

June 28, 2018 Editor

GUEST EDITORIAL In a recent conversation with the head of one of the major...

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...

Chase Pays Primeritus up to $800 on a Repo

June 12, 2018 Editor

  EDITORIAL While everyone who is spinning their wheels for $300 a repo contingent...

All In One Pricing For Repossession Services Offers Potential Benefits But…..

June 6, 2018 Editor

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Over the past 12-18 months, there has been a real...