debt buying

Today’s podcast episode: Debt Sales 101 Mini-Series — Episode 1: How Debt Sales Work and Why Companies Use Them

By Ballard CFS Group on March 30, 2026

We are pleased to release Episode 1 of our new podcast mini-series, Debt Sales 101. In this first episode, we start with the fundamentals and discuss what a debt sale is, how these transactions are structured, and why companies choose to sell debt.

Debt sales are often discussed in simple terms, but in practice they sit at the intersection of business strategy, legal structure, and regulatory compliance.… Continue Reading

Human Rights Watch issues report on debt buyers

By Gary W. Becker on January 29, 2016

Posted in Debt Collection, Regulatory and Enforcement

A new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) titled “Rubber Stamp Justice—US Courts, Debt Buying Corporations, and the Poor” is likely to find readers at the CFPB, which is expected to move closer early this year to proposing debt collection regulations. In its Fall rulemaking agenda, the CFPB estimated that further prerule activities would occur in February 2016. … Continue Reading