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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Bill to Kill IRS Private Collection Moved to House Calendar

2 August 2007

RDS/Alatax Responds to insideARM.com Story

31 July 2007

Maximus Settles Medicaid Case for $30.5 million; May be Open to Sale

24 July 2007

PIMS Awarded Collection Software Contract for State Justice Department

24 July 2007

House Committee Votes to Repeal IRS Private Collection Program

19 July 2007

IRS Collection Program Threatened in both House and Senate

18 July 2007

Collection Agency Making Good on $2.4 million Error

18 July 2007

Sallie Mae ARM Revenue Flat in Q2; Debt Purchasing Exploding

17 July 2007

Touchstar Says IRS Misses Billions Due to Outdated Technology

13 July 2007

Senate Now Going After IRS Private Debt Collectors

11 July 2007

Texas County May Drop Collection Agency for Law Firm

11 July 2007

House Republicans Congratulate Each Other Over IRS Win

3 July 2007

Centene Announces Dismissal of Shareholder Class Action Lawsuit

2 July 2007

IRS Private Collection Plan Survives Threat

29 June 2007

Indiana County Outsources Check Collections

29 June 2007

AllianceOne Scores Municipal Collection Contract

29 June 2007

Local DAs Competing with Collectors on Bad Checks

28 June 2007

House Budget Bill would Slash Funding for IRS Collection Program

27 June 2007

City Turns Over $100 million in Fines to Collector

22 June 2007

County Outsources Collections to AllianceOne

20 June 2007