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COVER

T

he lack of workplace diversity is
a big concern in many industries
today, most notably the tech world,
as giants like Adobe, Microsoft and Google
publicly struggle to move the needle on
hiring and retaining employees of different
ethnicities and genders. However, recent
research shows that the collection industry
has emerged as one of the more diverse
industries in the U.S.
To start, women play a significant role
in the collection industry. While they
constitute roughly 47 percent of the overall
U.S. workforce, according to the Bureau
of Labor Statistics, an ACA International
survey found that the collection industry
is overwhelmingly female, with women
making up 70 percent of the total workforce.
Similarly, an International Association
of Commercial Collectors survey released
last year showed that the collection
industry is a top choice for women, with
a significant number of respondents
reporting that they have advanced in their
careers since they started.
Jennifer Whipple, vice president and
co-owner of Collection Bureau Services
Inc., told ACA Daily last year that as a
woman coming into the industry at a
young age in a small Montana community,
she initially faced several challenges and
felt she had to "show that I was committed,
knowledgeable and here to stay."
But in a recent conversation with
Collector magazine, Whipple said that in the
last few years she has seen a more female-

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Collector - March 2018

From the Editor
Industry News
Best Practices
FYI
Collection Tips
Enriching the Diversity Conversation
A New Take on Skiptracing
Collecting From Different Generations
Calendar
Honor Roll
Are You an ACA Professional Collection Specialist?
Understanding the Credit Reporting Landscape
An Inside Look at ACA’s Judicial Advocacy Efforts
Break It Down
ACA Files Amicus Brief with Court of Appeals in Case Combatting TCPA Abuse
Compliance
ACA SearchPoint
Last Word
Collector - March 2018 - Cover1
Collector - March 2018 - Cover2
Collector - March 2018 - 1
Collector - March 2018 - 2
Collector - March 2018 - 3
Collector - March 2018 - From the Editor
Collector - March 2018 - 5
Collector - March 2018 - Industry News
Collector - March 2018 - 7
Collector - March 2018 - 8
Collector - March 2018 - 9
Collector - March 2018 - Best Practices
Collector - March 2018 - 11
Collector - March 2018 - FYI
Collector - March 2018 - 13
Collector - March 2018 - Collection Tips
Collector - March 2018 - 15
Collector - March 2018 - Enriching the Diversity Conversation
Collector - March 2018 - 17
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Collector - March 2018 - A New Take on Skiptracing
Collector - March 2018 - 25
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Collector - March 2018 - Collecting From Different Generations
Collector - March 2018 - 29
Collector - March 2018 - 30
Collector - March 2018 - 31
Collector - March 2018 - Calendar
Collector - March 2018 - Honor Roll
Collector - March 2018 - Are You an ACA Professional Collection Specialist?
Collector - March 2018 - 35
Collector - March 2018 - Understanding the Credit Reporting Landscape
Collector - March 2018 - 37
Collector - March 2018 - An Inside Look at ACA’s Judicial Advocacy Efforts
Collector - March 2018 - 39
Collector - March 2018 - Break It Down
Collector - March 2018 - 41
Collector - March 2018 - ACA Files Amicus Brief with Court of Appeals in Case Combatting TCPA Abuse
Collector - March 2018 - 43
Collector - March 2018 - Compliance
Collector - March 2018 - 45
Collector - March 2018 - ACA SearchPoint
Collector - March 2018 - 47
Collector - March 2018 - Last Word
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