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Volume 21 - Septmeber 6, 2011
    2nd Quarter Report for the Public Debt Buyers (Gary Baker)
    Credit Card Charge-offs Through July (Gary Baker)
    Understanding Collection Agencies (Michelle Dunn)
    How's the Gov't Progressing- Part 1 (Jill Baker)      

Volume 20 - July 14, 2011
    Revolving Credit and Bank Charge-offs (Gary Baker)
    Quarterly Report for Public Debt Buyers (Gary Baker)
    Credit Card Charge-off rates Drop Again ( Gary Baker)
    How's teh Gov't Progressing- Part 1 (Jill Baker)

Volume 19 - April 13, 2011
    A Retrospective (Gary Baker)
    Quarterly Report (Gary Baker)
    Credit Card Charge-offs Continue to Fall (Gary Baker)
    Interest: At What Point Is It Excessive? (Jill Benshoof)

Volume 18 - February 5, 2011
    Debt Pricing Perspective (Gary Baker)
    Credit Card Charge-offs (Gary Baker)
    Industry Forecasts (Gary Baker)
    Job Drought Hurts Recoveries (Jill Benshoof)

Volume 17 - December 7, 2010
    The Public Companies - 3rd Q (Gary Baker)
    The Federal Budget - Pt 2 (Gary Baker)
    Credit Card Charge-offs - Nov (Gary Baker)
    SEC Asleep at the Switch (Jill Benshoof)

Volume 16 - October 19, 2010
    The Fedral Budget: Taxes, Debt and teh GDP - Part 1 (by Gary Baker)
    Credit Card Charge-offs - September (by Gary Baker)
    Banking Identity Crisis (by Jill Benshoof)
    The Collateral Damage of Unemployment (by Jill Benshoof)
    Keeping Our Eye On The Ball (by Jill Benshoof)
    
Volume 15 - September 9, 2010
    The Public Companies - 2nd Quarter 2010 (by Gary Baker)
    Paying Too Much is a Fool's Game (by Gary Baker)
    Frustrations Mount for Debt Buyers (by Jill Benshoof)
    Charge-offs Decline and Unemployment Rises (by Gary Baker)

Volume 14 - August 9, 2010
    Multiple Regulatory Challenges for the Collection Industry (by Gary Baker)
    June Charge-offs (by Gary Baker)
    Promoting the Positive Side (by Jill Benshoof)
    A New Type of Market Economy (by Gary Baker)
 
Volume 13 - July 7, 2010
    Unemployment at 9.5%: Are We Making Any Progress?  (by Gary Baker)
    May Charge-offs  (by Gary Baker)
    Public Debt Buyers - First Quarter Results  (by Gary Baker)
    Loan Buyers Group is Expanding  (by Gary Baker)

Volume 12 - May 30, 2010
    Whatever Happened to Integrity  (by Gary Baker)
    April Charge-offs  (by Gary Baker)
    What is Debt Really Worth?  (by Gary Baker)
    Buying From the FDIC  (by Gary Baker)
    Green Pea Corner - Debt A Small Portion of Collection Industry  (by Gary Baker)

Volume 11 - April 26, 2010
    Where Have All The Charge-offs Gone?  (by Gary Baker)
    March Charge-offs  (by Gary Baker)
    FDCPA Complaints in Perspective  (by Gary Baker)
    $1.0 Trillion Explained  (by Gary Baker)
    Financial and Economic Literacy  (by Jill Benshoof)

Volume 10 - March 29, 2010
    Credit Card Charge-offs (by Gary Baker)
    The Public Debt Buyers - Quarterly Report (by Gary Baker)
    Not All Credit Card Paper is the Same  (by Gary Baker)
    "Original" Loan Buyers Group - "often copied, never equaled"  (by Gary Baker)
    Green Pea Corner - Calculating Returns  (by Gary Baker)
    Brief News Stories
    Protective or Onerous?  CFPA (Consumer Financial Protection Agency) - Part 2  (by Jill Benshoof)

Volume 9 - February 17, 2010
    Update on Raising Money  (by Gary Baker)
    Credit Card Charge-offs  (by Gary Baker)
    It is Now Mathematically Impossible To Pay Off the U.S. National Debt  (by Gary Baker)
    Green Pea Corner - Seller Surveys  (by Gary Baker)

Volume 8 - January 18, 2010
    Portfolio Modeling  (by Gary Baker)
    Protective or Onerous?  CFPA (Consumer Financial Protection Agency) - Part 1 (by Jill Benshoof)
    Online Skip Tracing or Locating Debtors That Owe You Money  (by Michelle Dunn)
    What the Experts Are Predicting for 2010  (by Jill Benshoof)

Volume 7 - December 7, 2009
    Unemployment, Charge-offs & Recovery of Fresh Paper  (by Gary Baker)
    The Public Debt Buyers  (by Gary Baker)
    Credit Card Issuers  (by Gary Baker)
    The Collection Industry: The Unsung Hero of Economic Recovery  (by Jill Benshoof)
    Launching a Private Placement Memorandum  (by Gary Baker)

Volume 6 - November 10, 2009
    Loan Buyers Group Submits Bid for National File  (by Gary Baker)
    What Does a Jobless Recovery Mean for Debt Buyers?  (by Gary Baker)
    Credit Card Defaults - Major Issuers  (by Gary Baker)
    Guest Columnist - A Word of Caution  (by Charlie Wright)
    Avoiding "Debt Capitalization" Financing  (by Jill Benshoof)

Volume 5 - October 22, 2009
    GAO Study Recommends FDCPA Overhaul  (from GAO Website)
    How to Choose the Right Collection Agency for Your Business  (by Michelle Dunn)
    New Industry Hazzards  (by Gary Baker)
    On The Lighter Side  (by Gary Baker)
    Is Debt Collection Booming?  (by Gary Baker)
    We Need A Bigger Footprint  (by Gary Baker)

Volume 4 - October 5, 2009    (Special Debt Buyers Edition)
    Is Fresh the Best?

Volume 3 - September 29, 2009
    So What's Next?  (by Gary Baker)
    Unlock Your Own Money! (from the BeneTrends Website)    
    Credit Card Cahrge-off Rates; Major Issuers  (by Gary Baker)
    Tips on Evaluating and Buying a Portfolio  (by Gary Baker)
    Napoleon Hill's Self Confidence Formula (submitted by John Lim)
    Remembering Old News: September 30, 1999 (from NY Times article by Steven A Holmes)

Volume 2 - September 2, 2009
    Private Money - Introduction  (by Gary Baker)
    Raising Private Money and teh SEC (by Ken Hollowell)
    The E&O Insurance  (by Jill Benshoof)
    Common FDCPA Violations (from the National Consumer Law Center)
    Are YOu Talking to the Right Investors  (By Ken Hollowell)

Volume 1 - August  20, 2009 (Revised October 6, 2009)
    Business Credit  (by Gary Baker)
    In Search of Funding  (by Gary Baker)    
    Credit Scores  (by Gary Baker)
    Legal Credit Repair Methods  (by Gary Baker)
    Future Topics  (by Jill Benshoof)
    Afiiliate Marketing  (by Gary Baker)
    Bob Parson's 16 Rules