— by Jeff Bernstein So, here I am with my first contribution to Experian Decision Analytics’ collections blog, and what I am discussing has...
By: Tom Hannagan Some articles that I’ve come across recently have puzzled me. In those articles, authors use the terms “monetary base” and “money...
— By Kari Michel What is your credit risk score? Is it 300, 700, 900 or something in between? In order to understand what...
As I’ve suggested in previous postings, we’ve certainly expected more clarifying language from the Red Flags Rule drafting agencies. Well, here is some pretty...
As most industry folks are aware, the FTC recently pushed out their Red Flags Rule enforcement deadline to August 1, 2009. It is important...
How is your financial institution/organization working to improve your collections work stream? What are some of your keys for collections efficiency? What tools do...
The Federal Trade Commission announced on April 30, one day before the intended May 1 Red Flags Ruleenforcement deadline, a third extension of that...
By: Tom Hannagan As I’m preparing for traveling to the Baker Hill Solution Summit next week, I thought I would revisit the ideas of risk-based...
1. Portfolio Management – You should really focus on this topic in 2009. With many institutions already streamlining the origination process, portfolio management is...
The way in which you communicate with your customers really does impact the effectiveness of your collections operation. At the heart of any collections...
Due to the recent economic events, increased collections workloads are straining client infrastructures and resources. Most clients in North America operate their delinquent accounts...
We’ve stopped taking phone applications and are using the out-of-wallet questions for Internet credit applications. Are we going overboard? The Red Flags Rule does...
By: Tom Hannagan Beyond the financial risk management considerations related to a bank’s capital, which would be directly impacted by Troubled Asset Relief Program...
I’ve previously posted content around an overall risk-based approach to Red Flags compliance. I also want to keep current in mentioning the use of...
Behavioral scoring is one of the most important tools that allow collections managementand account management groups to evaluate accounts in an efficient and cost-effective...