Debt collectors work with universities, colleges and private lenders to collect student loans. For education loans backed by the federal government, the U.S. Department of Education has a clearly-defined collection program that uses private collection agencies. Recent changes in federal law will shift all previously federally backed loans to direct loans from the federal government, cutting private lenders out of the equation.
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ED Debt Collectors Only Bright Spot as Federal A/R Nears $1 Trillion
24 June 2013
Account Control Technology Foundation Chairman Rides to Arctic Circle to Support Education
20 June 2013
FMS Launches New Web Portal for Defaulted Student Loan Servicing
19 June 2013
Free Teleseminar: Top 10 Misconceptions about Government & Student Loan Markets
5 June 2013
Elizabeth Warren's Student Loan Bill Gaining Support
24 May 2013
Payments to ED Student Loan Debt Collectors May Have Been Inaccurate
21 May 2013
DECA Financial Services, LLC Joins Fishers, IN, Chamber of Commerce
20 May 2013
Americans with an Account in Third Party Collections Hits All-Time High...Again
15 May 2013
Sen. Elizabeth Warren Introduces Bill to Slash Student Loan Interest Rates
8 May 2013
Account Control Technology Forms Foundation to Support Education, Charities and Local Communities
2 May 2013
Performant Financial Announces Offering of 6,500,000 Shares of Common Stock
17 April 2013
How Viable is a Pay-As-You-Go Model for College Students?
17 April 2013
National Enterprise Systems Earns Top Rating from Better Business Bureau
16 April 2013
Executive Change: Delta Management Associates Names Christopher Riordan President
9 April 2013
Cutting Commissions to Student Loan Debt Collectors is Not the Answer
4 April 2013
CFPB Releases ALL the Consumer Complaint Data
29 March 2013
ERC Announces Signing of Major Contract with One of Largest Student Loan Organizations
29 March 2013
CFPB in Action: A Roundup of Recent Activity - March 27, 2013
27 March 2013
Executive Change: Account Control Technology Hires Brian Shively as Operations Director
27 March 2013
'Severe Derogatory' Student Loan Balances Increase 36% - Equifax
25 March 2013