Fees

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 employees...

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...

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...

Dumpster Diving – Personal Property Fees

October 9, 2017 Editor

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

Rate a Lender, Rate a Forwarder

August 28, 2017 Editor

A common inquiry on social media in the repossession industry is, lender and Forwarder...

The $500 Repo Fee

July 17, 2017 Editor 7

Editorial $500 repo fee. Sounds pretty radical, doesn’t it? Well, really, it’s not. I...

How Low Can Repossession Fees Go?

June 29, 2015 Editor 1

Guest Editorial Repossession fees have been cut and cut to the point it is...