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Monday, October 17, 2005

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STAMPEDE TO FILE FOR BANKRUPTCY
Patrick Kulp stood in line for about an hour at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Oakland Thursday, waiting to file the paperwork that will start the Chapter 7 process of wiping out about $23,000 in credit-card debt.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/10/14/MNGJ2F8D8N1.DTL

U.S. BANKRUPTCIES SOAR BEFORE TOUGHER RULES BEGIN
Americans are racing by the thousands to file for bankruptcy before a new law takes effect on Monday that makes it harder to wipe away old debts.
http://today.reuters.com/business/newsarticle.aspx?type=tnBusinessNews&storyID=nN13634218

IAT, BOYSON & BOYSON ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
IAT, a leading provider of communications solutions for the collection industry and related markets, announced today a recently created mutual vendor partnership with Boyson & Boyson Co., located in Roy, Utah. Boyson & Boyson is a Master Agency for the major telecommunications tier one carriers, which equates to a one-stop-shop for all telecom network services.
http://www.iat-cti.com/p_inthenewsdet.asp?id=51

MINIMUM CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS RISING TO MEET GOVERNMENT GUIDELINES
Credit card companies are raising the minimum monthly charge as the Dec. 31 deadline approaches to comply with government guidelines established in 2003.
http://nwanews.com/story_print.php?paper=nwat&News=section&storyid=33218

WELLS FARGO ELIMINATES REMITTANCE TRANSFER FEES TO EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA AND MEXICO'S STATE OF CHIAPAS FOR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS AFFECTED BY HURRICANE STAN
In response to the flooding and mudslides that struck El Salvador, Guatemala and Southern Mexico last week, Wells Fargo -- in conjunction with its remittance network member banks -- will rebate all remittance transfer fees for U.S.-based customers sending money using the InterCuenta Express® service to friends and family impacted by Hurricane Stan
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/051012/sfw046.html?.v=30

UNITED CUTS CREDIT CARD DEAL WITH J.P. MORGAN
United Airlines has struck an unusual arrangement with J. P. Morgan Chase & Co. that will allow the airline to switch credit-card processors without having to post the enormous cash reserves required of other airlines.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=18061

RUSH TO FILE FOR BANKRUPTCY
Bankruptcy filings in the past few weeks have spiked to record highs as consumers rushed to file before a new, more stringent bankruptcy law takes effect on Oct. 17.
http://money.cnn.com/2005/10/10/pf/debt/bankruptcy_runup/index.htm

PAYFORMANCE CORPORATION AND SUNTRUST ENTER INTO A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP; AGREEMENT GIVES SUNTRUST AN ENHANCED TOOL FOR HELPING CLIENTS MANAGE CORPORATE PAYMENTS
Payformance Corporation announced today that it has signed an agreement with SunTrust Banks, Inc., one of the nation's largest commercial banking organizations with $169 billion in total assets. The agreement enables SunTrust to provide corporate clients with an enhanced online service designed to streamline corporate payment operations.
http://home.businesswire.com/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20051010005138&newsLang=en

BANK ONE BECOMES JPMORGAN CHASE
Bank One will be officially known as JPMorgan Chase when business opens Monday.
http://www.heralddemocrat.com/articles/2005/10/09/local_news/business/news01.txt

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DEBTCONNECTION.COM CONTINUES TO GROW & EXPAND
The industry Website, http://www.debtconnection.com continues to grow tremendously and expands with new listings daily. Find portfolios, buyers, sellers and industry service providers such as consultants, agencies, products and more.

NEWEST ADDITIONS AND UPDATES TO DEBTCONNECTION.COM

DEBT SELLERS
To view all listed debt sellers and contact information on
DEBTCONNECTION.COM check:
http://www.debtconnection.com/debtsellers.asp
New additions and updates this week include:

Wilson Consolidation Services, Inc
508-947-4522
For more information on this company click here:
http://www.debtconnection.com/moreinfo.asp?1427

ATTORNEYS
To view all listed attorneys and contact information on
DEBTCONNECTION.COM check
http://www.debtconnection.com/attorneys.asp
New additions and updates this week include:

JAY A TAYLOR
713-521-6602

BROKERS
To view all listed brokers and contact information on
DEBTCONNECTION.COM check:
http://www.debtconnection.com/blisting.asp?25
New additions this week include:

Charge-Off Clearinghouse
512-502-0300

Lighthouse Consulting & Asset Management, Inc
877-819-1962

CONSULTANTS
To view all listed consultanting companies and contact information on
DEBTCONNECTION.COM check:
http://www.debtconnection.com/blisting.asp?13
New additions this week include:

Lighthouse Consulting & Asset Management, Inc
877-819-1962

INDUSTRY EVENTS
For all upcoming industry events, check
http://www.debtconnection.com/industryevents.asp

Credit Card Collections Conference
SourceMedia Inc, C&E
Omni Orlando Resort at ChamponsGate
ChampionsGate, Florida
October 16-18,2005
http://www.sourcemediaconferences.com/conferences/CCC05/
800-803-3424

NARCA 2005 Fall Collection Conference
National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys'
Sheraton Hotel and Marina
San Diego, CA
October 20-22, 2005
http://www.narca.org/meetings/2005fallconf/index.htm

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