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1.
Realistic Agency Expectations
National average success rate for agencies ranges between 25-35%
65-75% corresponding failure rate is the national norm
Account age at time of placement is the single most important factor
contributing to collection
likelihood
“The older they are, the colder they are”
Time to collect varies from a few days to a few months Without
initiating litigation likelihood of recovery drops by over 75% after
6 months
Depending
on jurisdiction, the time required for lawsuit ranges from 4 months
to more
than 17 months
2.
Collection Strategies That Maximize Recovery
Contact intensive work standards
Private investigator contact with debtors
Via telephone
Personal site visits
Local attorney demand letters
Subscription-based online search engines
Public record searches
Real property holdings
Business organization and corporate officers/agents
Affiliated companies
Secured creditors
UCC-1 filings and other liens/encumbrances
Civil record searches
Pending litigation
Existing judgments
3.
Debtor Accounts that Pay
Over 90%
of all payments cleared electronically via ACH debit order
Electronic processing reduces time required to clear funds by >80%
Specially designated Client-Trust account used for clearing payments
Optional electronic client remittance available
DRS belongs to the Southern Financial Exchange
4.
Debtor Accounts that DON’T Pay
No obligation legal review given with recommendation and pricing estimate
of litigation
costs to client
Steps taken to ensure they “don’t get away with it”
include:
Derogatory reporting to a national credit bureau*
Complaints filed with local, state, or federal organizations and/or regulatory
bodies*
5.
Contingency Rate v. Agency Rate-of-Return
The terms “rate” and “cost” are not synonymous
in collections Rate represents the fee agency charges Cost is measured as a function of your “net-back” after
subtracting agency fees and
the face value of uncollected accounts
Lower rates come at the expense of more comprehensive (expensive) collection
tools
Diminished collection tools result in lower liquidation rates, which means
less money back
to the client
6.
Value Pricing Philosophy
No coupon books, no pre-payments, and no hidden charges
Fully contingent collections. If we don’t collect, you don’t
pay!
Tiered rate schedule provides lower rates for larger accounts Frequent Assignment Discounts* provide additional savings as
your collection needs increase
7.
Commercial Recovery Programs
Amnesty Demand Service
B2B Audit Program
Commercial Recovery Program
International Recovery Program
Collection Litigation
8.
Client Access
24 hour online access to accounts provides ability to monitor progress
and activity on
files
Ability to assign new claims online
Communicate directly with individual collectors working your filesters
9.
Client Eductaion and Support
Progression of Delinquency
Risk Indicators
In-house Policy Consulting
IHP Review
Collection Letters
Call Scripts
Events Timeline
Use of COD
Use of Credit Hold
Use of Salespeople in Collection Process
10.
Collection Inventory Management
Assignment Criteria
Collectors are segregated into four distinct balance
categories to ensure consistent efforts
on all files
1.
Small balance: accounts $200-$1,000: Maximum of 400 files
2.
Mid-balance: accounts $1,000-$3,000: Maximum of 275 files
3.
Large balance: accounts $3,000-$15,000: Maximum of 150 files
4.
Executive balance: accounts over$15,000: maximum 75-100 files
Inventory Assignment
Collector inventory is balanced daily using alternating
file assignment by category
“Paid in full” and “Settled in full”
accounts are replaced before alternating assignment
begins
“Top Feed” methodology ensures that collectors
are rewarded for file liquidation with
additional inventory
Non-Performing Inventory
Files without payments are reviewed for transfer at 30
day intervals
Non-performing files are transferred (“dropped”)
to a collector in the next-lowest balance
parameter
Collectors are paid a higher commission rate on “drop”
files
“Drop file” methodology creates a secondary,
even tertiary placement benefit for clients
from a single agency partner
11.
General Business
Electronic Banking & Funds Clearing
ACH processing
Electronic exception reports daily
Credit card processing; funding within 24 hours without
charge-back or dispute possibilities
Client Trust Accounting
Separates agency funds from client’s money
DRS remits from this account as evidence of use
Account audited monthly by outside accounting firm
Disaster Recovery
All system-critical computer & phone systems have
battery back-up systems
Collection system data backed up to DAT daily
Fireproof storage system specifically designed to protect
digital media up to 1500
degrees for 4 hours
Sequential overlap back up schedule creates 4 levels
of data redundancy
12.
Professional Associations
Southern Financial Exchange
American Collectors Association
LA Collectors Association