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skip tracing- My Now and Your Now

This ought to interesting. This article is being written a few weeks after the ChoicePoint and LexisNexis fiascos. Here in my “now” anyone who uses personal information for the purpose of locating people are feeling kind of antsy. Here in my “now” there are at least 4 separate proposed bills being sponsored by various members of congress to limit the use of social security numbers only to law enforcement without debtor... (posted by Ron Cooper 6 years 22 days ago.)
The Types of Skip Trace Accounts

First, we need to define the different kinds of skip trace. There are three basic types of skip trace accounts, they are: The Typo Account This account is really not a skip trace account. The reason that the information is not correct for this debtor is because their information was erroneously inputted into your record system. A common example of this is- John Q Debtor 123 Main St and it is put into your record system as... (posted by Ron Cooper 6 years 22 days ago.)
A Blue Print for a Successful Skip Trace Department

Have you ever noticed folks that have two hands? Most of those hands work together as a team. Occasionally, you do see someone’s hands working independently of each other, such as playing a musical instrument or a martial arts move, etc…However, seldom have I ever seen two hands totally unaware of the existence of the other, why is that? Both hands report to the same boss, the brain. Collections and... (posted by Ron Cooper 6 years 22 days ago.)
Tools of a Skip Tracer

Would you go to a dentist if the only tools she used are a chainsaw and a stick? Would you take your car to be serviced by a mechanic whose only tools were a chocolate bar and hairspray? Would you want to your child to go to an elementary school that only taught from a set of 1964 encyclopedias? Do you see the connection? It is simple- really. Every industry has tools that can be specific to that industry. The dentist would... (posted by Ron Cooper 6 years 22 days ago.)
Using Skip Trace Assist

Happy New Year! It is a time to make the necessary changes to your process to maximize your output. Simply put, we need to find more debtors! In the past we have talked about various ways to skip trace. Including resources, techniques and even potential changes to the skip trace industry. We have not discussed combining skip trace methods with resources. Basically, there two methods of skip tracing, GHOST and SNIPER. The GHOST... (posted by Ron Cooper 6 years 22 days ago.)