Industry Standards

“The BIG 3” Progress on Recovery Industry Accepted Standards and Practices

November 27, 2024 Editor

Industry Standards and Accepted Practices Takes a Big Step Forward Press Release Representatives of...

Santander Aids in Strengthening Industry Standards

October 10, 2022 Editor

Memo from ARA President, Vaughn Clemmons To The Repossession Industry and ARA Membership, ​ARA...

Creating THE Repossession Industry Standard

April 20, 2022 Editor

ARA Roundtable partners with lenders to create better industry standards On Wednesday April 13,...

Pistol packing 23 years old repossession agents, what could go wrong?

October 19, 2021 Editor

Details emerge on last weeks repossession shooting of borrower. Questions of agency practices arise...

RIP Bill Howie of Advanced Auto Recovery

July 9, 2021 Editor

Our hearts are heavy as Bill Howie’s passing has brought us all great sadness....

New White Paper: How Data Privacy Regulations Affect the Recovery Industry

June 9, 2021 Editor

Data privacy is a growing and serious issue that can lead to severe monetary...

It is a Fact… There is No Excuse

June 2, 2021 Editor

GUEST EDITORIAL As an expert witness on Wrongful Repossession, Breach of Peace, and UDAAP,...

Changing the Perception of the “Repo Man”

April 20, 2021 Editor

“Words create pictures in the mind, and the markings on the side of a...

September 2020 “State of the Repossession Industry Survey” Results

September 27, 2020 Editor

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

Please Participate in Our “State of the Repossession Industry Survey”

September 3, 2020 Editor

Time is running out on our “State of the Repossession Industry Survey!” The response...

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”...

Last Chance to Register for the July 2020 State of the Repossession Industry Survey Today!

July 3, 2020 Editor

Today is the last day for repossession agency owners to register for our “July...

Need More Agency Owners for the July 2020 State of the Repossession Industry Survey

June 18, 2020 Editor

We are still looking for repossession agency owners to join our verified repossession agency...

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...

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...

Leveling the Playing Field – Industry Best Practices

May 8, 2020 Editor

EDITORIAL In case you missed it, on May 1st, The American Recovery Association presented...

Damned if you Don’t! – Your Participation Needed Now!

April 30, 2020 Editor

As the repossession industry muddles through these contradictory and unprecedented times, we are quickly...