Governments of all sizes and locations are owed money. In the U.S. federal government, citizens and businesses typically owe taxes, fines and fees. Consumers can also owe on federally-backed student loans, while businesses can owe on development loans. Several branches of the U.S. government have robust ARM operations, including the IRS and the Department of Education. On the state and local level, debts to the government can be too many to enumerate. From court fines and fees to sales tax to late parking tickets. An overwhelming majority of U.S. states, and thousands of municipal governments, have used private debt collectors to help recover their debts.

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Debt Collectors May Start Calling Mayor...After he Expanded Collection Program

5 July 2012

Small Companies Seeking ED Subcontract to Get Big Discount on MyGovWatch.com

26 June 2012

ED Debt Collection Contractor ConServe Announces Call Center Expansion

19 June 2012

Ohio City's Contract with Debt Collection Agency Working Well

15 June 2012

Student Loan Collections: The Big Issue Wrap-Up

7 June 2012

Student Loan Collections: The Big Issue Wrap-Up

7 June 2012

California Needs $7.5 billion in Court-Ordered Debt to be Collected

5 June 2012

FFELP is Dead! What Should We Do Now?

5 June 2012

State, Local Government Turning the Screw on Tax Collection

29 May 2012

Texas Chapter of ACA International Receives Certificate of Excellence

23 May 2012

Bloomberg Still Hates Student Loan Collectors

16 May 2012

Who's to Blame for Federal Student Loan Defaults?

10 May 2012

National Consumer Law Center Paints Bleak Picture of Student Loan Collections

8 May 2012

Large County to Begin Outsourcing Debt Collection to Private Firms

1 May 2012

Executive Change: Former Dept. of ED Collections Group Washington Director to CAI

24 April 2012

MyGovWatch.com Tweets RFP Winners

24 April 2012

Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulation Awards CR Software Benefit Overpayment Automation Contract

19 April 2012

CFPB Focuses on Mortgage Servicers With Proposed New Regulations

10 April 2012

Wisconsin Owed -- But Doesn't Expect to Entirely Collect -- $1 Billion in Delinquent Taxes

9 April 2012

Court Processes Complicate Consumer/Collector Relationships

4 April 2012