Unresolved credit disputes can get messy (Fox Business) -Read Article
04.29.13
Unresolved credit disputes can get messy (Bankrate.com) -Read Article
04.24.13
7 Millionaires Who Lost It All, but Came Back (Kiplinger) -Read Article
04.19.13
Consumer Group Lauds Debt Collection Firm (Credit Union Times) -Read Article
04.12.13
Stand Up for Consumers (Huffington Post) -Read Article
04.02.13
How CFPB Exams Will Change the Debt Collection Industry (American Banker) -Read Article
03.26.13
How to Avoid Debt Collectors on Facebook (The Street) -Read Article
03.19.13
Cordray wins party-line approval in DC as consumer leader lauds his leadership (Examiner.com) -Read Article
03.11.13
5 Reasons Why Republicans Should Confirm Richard Cordray as CFPB Director (Huffington Post) -Read Article
01.31.13
Consumers Need Cordray Confirmed (Huffington Post) -Read Article
01.09.13
Times Are Tough for Many Consumers (Huffington Post) -Read Article
11.02.12
Impose a moratorium on debt collection lawsuits (The Christian Science Monitor) -Read Article
10.15.12
Six Common Errors on Your Credit Report (Fox Business) -Read Article
10.15.12
When should you dispute credit report? (BankRate) -Read Article
10.12.12
Financial Watchdog Braces for Election (Fox Business) -Read Article
10.12.12
CFPB's existence at stake in election (BankRate) -Read Article
09.19.12
Debt Collectors May Seek You Out Via Facebook (US News & World Report) -Read Report
09.16.12
Politicians at top of game when it comes to kicking the can (Chicago Tribune) -Read Article
08.30.12
300 Million Reasons to Love the CFPB (The Street) -Read Article
08.16.12
Debt collectors: Why are they so abusive? (Christian Science Monitor) -Read Article
08.14.12
How to fight robo-debt collectors (CBS Money Watch) -Read Article
08.12.12
A debt collector talks CFPB (Bank Rate) -Read Article
07.25.12
Does Dodd-Frank need a tune up? (TBD) -Read Article
07.20.12
High Point won’t join battle for call center (News & Record) -Read Article
07.19.12
No bidding war, High Point says (News & Record) -Read Article
07.19.12
Triad cities compete for call center (News & Record) -Read Article
07.17.12
Triad Cities Work Together To Attract Jobs (WFMY News) -Watch Video
07.10.12
Committee makes no recommendation on incentives for call center in Winston-Salem (The Business Journal) -Read Article
07.09.12
Winston-Salem mulls incentives for CFS II (Charlotte Business Journal) -Read Article
07.06.12
$500K incentive deal proposed to lure 2,000 jobs to Winston-Salem (Winston-Salem Journal) -Read Article
06.13.12
What to Do When a Debt Collector Threatens to Sue You (Huffington Post) -Read Article
06.04.12
How to Turn Delinquent Credit Card Debt Into Debt-Collector Gold (Huffington Post) -Read Article
06.01.12
CFS II considering Ohio for collections call center (Columbus Business First) -Read Article
05.18.12
N.C. rules a model for debt-collection company (The Business Journal) -Read Article
05.16.12
Bartmann's Collection Firm Scouts N.C. Sites for Call Center (American Banker) -Read Article
05.16.12
Winston-Salem among N.C. cities competing for debt-collection call center (Bloomberg Business Week) -Read Article
05.16.12
Europe's Hidden Lesson for the US Presidential Candidates (Huffington Post) -Read Article
05.16.12
FDNY Succeeding in Attracting Minorities, but They Need to Know How to Prepare (ere,net) -Read Article
05.16.12
Company visits site of possible call center (MyFox8.com) -Watch Video
05.16.12
Call center could bring 2,000 jobs to Charlotte Read (Charlotte Observer) -Read Article
05.15.12
Consumer Financial II scouting Charlotte for call-center site (Charlotte Business Journal) -Read Article
05.15.12
Winston-Salem among N.C. cities competing for debt-collection call center (Winston-Salem Journal) -Read Article
05.15.12
Company considers High Point location (The High Point Enterprise) -Read Article
05.15.12
Thousands of jobs to the Triad? (WXII12.COM) -Watch Video
05.15.12
Triad being scouted for call center that could employ up to 2,000 (The Business Journal) -Read Article
05.15.12
Company wants to open NC call center, create 2,000 jobs (WXII12.com) -Watch Video
05.15.12
Debt collection agency looking at High Point for expansion (News 14 Carolina) -Watch Video
05.15.12
Triad might get call center (News Record) -Read Article
05.15.12
CEO takes open approach in search for call center (The Business Journal) -Read Article
03.29.12
A Candy Store for Criminals: The Debt-Collection Business (Huffington Post)
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03.28.12
FTC Stops Robocaller That Made 2.6 Billion Calls Selling Bogus Car Warranties, Interest Reduction Plans (Huffington Post) -Read Article
03.26.12
Make the Decision Making Process A Combined Effort (Investors.com) -Read Article
03.26.12
How to Talk to a Debt Collector (The Street) -Read Article
03.21.12
It's Time for a "Regulatory Cocktail" Against Unethical Debt Collectors (Huffington Post) -Read Article
03.19.12
California Tells Debt Buyers to "Prove It" (Huffington Post) -Read Article
03.15.12
Bill Bartmann, CEO of CFS II, discusses the Bartmann Bill on The StreetTV
03.13.12
Out of Obscurity, Stress Tests Go Mainstream (Fox Business) -Read Article
03.07.12
Make My Phone Stop Ringing and You Just Might End Up in the White House! (Huffington Post) -Read Article
02.28.12
In debt? This presidential election might be extra special for you (Deseret News) -Read Article
02.28.12
The Other Sort of Domestic Abuse (Huffington Post) -Read Article
02.27.12
Debt, Baby, Debt: America's Newest Voting Bloc: A growing number of Americans are unable to pay their bills, and it may affect how they vote. (Chicago Tribune) -Read Article
02.24.12
Debt, Baby, Debt: America's Newest Voting Bloc (U.S. News and World Report) -Read Article
02.23.12
More on Robo-Signing by Debt Collectors to Win Credit Card Lawsuits (Credt Card Debt Relief) -Read Article
02.22.12
A New Kind of Killer App: RoboSigning 2.0 (Wopular) -Read Article
02.22.12
A New Kind of Killer App: RoboSigning 2.0 (Huffington Post) -Read Article
02.17.12
Feds, states cracking down on debt-collectors (CBS Money Watch) -Read Article
02.16.12
Regulator targets credit reporting firms and debt collectors (L.A. Times) -Read Article (This article was syndicated to numerous newspapers around the county)
01.29.12
Check law before old debt paid (Recordnet.com) -Read Article
Expired debt coming back to haunt some through deceptive means (Tribune Media Services) -Read Article
01.06.12
Watchdog head means 'new sheriff in town' (Menafn.com) -Read Article
01.06.12
Consumer Bureau Chief Begins Supervision of Payday Lenders (Loan Safe) -Read Article
01.05.12
Consumer bureau chief begins supervision of payday lenders (Los Angeles Times) -Read Article (This Article was nationally syndicated and appeared in numerous major newspapers and media sources)
01.05.12
Consumer bureau chief begins supervision of payday lenders (News Observer) -Read Article
3 Debt Tips from a Debt Collector (Young Money) -Read Article
11.04.11
CFS joins state job program, predicts major expansion (Tulsa World) -Read Article
10.18.11
The Cure for the Economy's Ills: Higher Rates? (Fox Business) -Read Article
10.14.11
Bill Bartmann's Firm Announces Nationwide Expansion (Inside Arm) -Read Article
09.27.11
Debt Collectors to America's Rescue (CNN Money) -Read Article
09.23.11
Economy: Debt collection is the new growth industry (Los Angeles Times) -Read Article
09.06.11
Dealing With Debt Collector 9/6/11 (First Business) -Watch Video
08.12.11
U.S. Banks Getting Big Inflow of Deposits, But Savers, Investors in for Disappointment (ABC News) -Read Article
03.11.11
Will Insider Charges Make CEOs More Tight Lipped? (Fox Business) -Read Article
02.24.11
Bill Bartmann on Wall Street Journal Radio's Your Money Matters -Listen to Podcast
02.18.11
How to spot debt-collection scams (MarketWatch) -Read Article
01.18.11
U.S. Consumer Agency Gears Up for New Supervision of Non-Banks (Bloomberg) -Download PDF
01.01.11
BOUNCING BACK FROM A BILLION DOLLAR COLLAPSE Lessons Learned from the First Commercial Financial Services (Ethisphere) -Download PDF
12.19.10
When debt collectors go after the wrong person (Los Angeles Times) -Read Article
11.03.10
After the Midterms: Federal Reserve Pumps $600 Billion Into Economy (ABC News) -Read Article
10.28.10
Bill Bartmann discusses the politics of the foreclosure crisis on CNBC The Call
10.04.10
Reuters Summit-Distressed investors look for bargains at banks (Forex Yard) -Read Article
09.29.10
Treaty Oak Bank sold to Fort Worth bank (Austin Business Journal) -Read Article
09.15.10
Haven Trust Bank in Ponte Vedra Beach on state's 'troubled' list (The Florida Times Union) -Read Article
09.10.10
The 10 most troubled banks in Florida (Fort Myers Beach Talk) -Read Article
09.03.10
Does Bernanke Need to Babysit Congress? (FOX Business) -Read Article
09.03.10
Report: Treaty Oak Bank troubled (Autin Business Journal) -Read Article
09.01.10
Seacoast National Bank getting healthier thanks to stock sales and residential lending (TCPalm.com) -Read Article
09.01.10
How Bill Bartmann Lost It All and Got It Back (INC.) -Read Article
09.01.10
Bartmann lists local bank as one of its ‘10 most troubled’ in Texas (The Woodlands Villager) -Read Article
08.31.10
Bill Bartmann Talking Bank Failures on CNBC's Kudlow Report
08.31.10
Cicero, Western Springs banks on troubled list (My Suburban Life) -Read Article
08.31.10
Picking The Next Banks To Fail (Forbes) -Read Article
08.30.10
Chillicothe bank on federal 'troubled' list (PJStar.com) -Read Article
08.30.10
It pays to be a savvy bank customer (Bradenton Herald) -Read Article
08.27.10
Western Springs bank on 10 most troubled list (Pioneer Press) -Read Article
08.26.10
Two Fox Valley banks on 'state's most troubled' list (Fox Valley Villages Sun)
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08.26.10
Financial newsletter: Some local banks could be in trouble (Daily Herald) -Read Article
08.25.10
Streator bank lands on list of most at risk (Pantagraph) -Read Article
08.25.10
CEO: DuPage Credit Union not failing (Fox Valley Villages Sun) -Read Article
08.25.10
The flip side of tax caps — tax rates rise when assessments drop (Rockford Registar Star) -Read Blog
08.24.10
Bartmann lists Top 10 troubled Florida banks (South Florida Sun Sentinal) -Read Article
08.24.10
More Bank Failures Are Coming (Zenvesting: Forbes Blogs) -Read Blog
08.24.10
THE TEN MOST TROUBLED BANKS IN TEXAS (The Cypress Times) -Read Article
08.20.10
A Glut of Hiring Alternatives: Instead of bringing on full-time talent, small employers are increasingly using temporary workers based in the U.S. and overseas (Bloomberg Business Week) -Read Article
08.17.10
The worst bet in real estate today: Construction loans (USA Today) -Read Article
07.21.10
Should Warren be Tapped to Lead a Consumer Agency? (FOX Business)
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07.19.10
How to Get a Small Biz Loan (MainStreet.com) -Read Article
06.23.10
Bill Bartmann discusses the FDIC's meeting about the cost of bank failures
06.17.10
Put Europe’s Banks to the Test (Business Week) -Read Article
06.11.10
Architect of debt-collection empire that crashed and burned is back -- with a new business that teaches others to buy delinquent loans (Bailout Sleuth) -Read Article
06.02.10
The Small Business Professor: Small businesses may benefit from new fund (Scripps Howard News Service) -Download PDF
05.27.10
Record-low rates fall again (Bankrate.com) -Read Article
05.25.10
Economic and Financial Update (Voice of America) -Read PDF
05.19.10
Bill Bartmann talks with Kevin Price on the Price of Business (CNN650 Radio)
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05.12.10
Get Your Business on the Fast Track (The Street) -Read Article
05.11.10
Bill Bartmann on the Dow Jones plunge and debt concerns in Europe (FOX News Radio) -Listen to Podcast
04.04.10
Coming Soon: More Debt Collectors (The Street: Main Street) -Read Article
04.28.10
Who is Fabrice 'Fabulous Fab' Tourre? (The Week) -Read Article
Bill Bartmann on FOX News talking about how a weak economy can jumpstart a business Watch Video
04.22.09
Bill Bartmann Discussing the Profit Potential in Iinvesting in Toxic Assets on Dateline Washngton -Listen to Podcast
04.21.09
How to Evaluate a Distribution Deal (Business Week) -Read Article
04.12.09
Treasury Seeks More Partners for Bad Asset Program (FOX News) -Watch Video
04.04.09
The Banking Crisis of the 1980's: Lessons Learned (FOX News) -Watch Video
04.03.09
Veteran of U.S. S&L crisis sees gold in toxic assets (Reuters UK) -Read Article
04.01.09
Ex-CFS leader Bartmann creating fund to invest in toxic assets (Tulsa World)
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03.31.09
Bill Bartmann Discussing the Profit Potential in Iinvesting in Toxic Assets on NPR's Market Place -Listen to Segment
03.30.09
Bill Bartmann talking about Debt Collectors on FOX News -Watch Video
03.27.09
Taking advantage of opportunities to buy bad loans (FOX Business) -Watch Video
03.06.09
Bill Bartmann Discusses Sleazy Tactics Debt Collectors Use (FOX News)
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03.03.09
Bill Bartmann discussing the Market and Bank Failures on WHLO Radio
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03.03.09
Bill Bartmann discussing his upcoming book "Bailout Riches" on WOAI Radio
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03.03.09
Bill Bartmann discussing the Market and Bank Failures on WRVA Radio
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03.01.09
Build a Billion-Dollar Business: It starts with strategic thinking and thoughtful growth. Here's an inside look at how two successful businesses went from zero to $1 billion. (Entrepreneur) -Read Article
02.27.09
How to get paid on time (ABC Action News-Tampa, FL) -Read Article
02.25.09
Lack of credit hurts small businesses (Miami Herald) -Read Article
02.25.09
Bill Bartmann discusses the Treasury Stress Test on Banks to Decide TARP Needs (FOX Business- Neil Cavuto) -Watch Video
02.25.09
Bill Bartmann on CNBC Discussing Markets and the Banking Crisis -Watch Video
02.05.09
Small Firms Talk About Adapting to Survive (Kiplinger Business Resource Center)
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02.03.09
Bill Bartmann on SmallBusinessPodcast.com talking about how to write a business plan
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Bill Bartmann on the possible second stimulus package (FOX Business) -Watch Video
10.09.08
Quick Tips: 8 Ways to Get Customers to Pay (SM Small Biz) -Read Article
10.08.08
How to Become a Billionaire (An Entrepreneur's Life) -Read Article
10.01.08
The Greatest Risks They Ever Took (Forbes) -Read Article
10.01.08
In Pictures: The Greatest Risk Of All, Bill Bartmann (Forbes) -View Slide
09.29.08
Bill Bartmann talks with Neil Cavuto about the failure of the House of Representatives to pass the financial bailout bill, and buying distressed assets -Watch Video
09.17.08
How to land a bank loan (CNNMoney.com) -Read Article
09.12.08
Bill Bartmann discuses Lehman Brother's sale on FOX Business -Watch Video
Oil: To Drill or Not to Drill? An environmentalist and an oilman spar (Business Week)
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08.19.08
Rags to Riches and Beyond (Good Morning America Now) -Watch Video
08.18.08
Business Owners: Learn to Tough it Out in a Bad Economy (Entrepreneur Blog))
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08.12.08
How to obtain a loan in a credit crunch ( Wall Street Journal Radio) -Listen to PodCast
07.21.08
How Small Business Owners Can Get Paid During Tough Economic Times (U.S. News and World Report) -Download PDF
07.18.08
Bill Bartmann on Cavuto -View Video
07.15.08
How Small Business Owners Can Stay Cost Efficient with Everyday Operating Costs on the Rise (Wall Street Journal Radio) -Listen to Podcast
06.25.08
Rumors of Recession Being Worst of Times Greatly Exaggerated (Inside Business) -Download PDF
06.16.08
Building a winning team (CNNMoney.com) -Read Article
06.01.08
New Outsourcing Hotspots (Executive Decision) -Download PDF
05.12.08
6 Ways Firms Can Solve Collection Problems (U.S. News and World Report)
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05.07.08
Penny Pincher: Rocky finances require good communication (Omaha World Dispatch) -Read Article
05.02.08
TOUGH ECONOMY? START A NEW BUSINESS (MSNBC)- Read Article
04.24.08
Bill Bartmann on CNBC's Big Ideas with Donnie Deutsch - View Video
04.22.08
Starting a new business during a recession - Good Idea!?
Barry Moltz, author of "Bounce" and business expert Bill Bartmann explain (First Business) -Watch Video
Tips consumers/entrepreneurs should take to start a business during the recession. (Wall Street Journal Radio Network) - Listen to PodCast
03.19.08
Judging from the current state of the economy, with fears of a recession reigning supreme, now may not seem like the ideal time to start a new business. (Fox Business) -Read Transcript
03.17.08
RUMORS OF THE RECESSION BEING THE “WORST OF TIMES” ARE GREATLY EXAGGERATED Self-made Billionaire Bill Bartmann Says: It’s Actually the BEST OF TIMES…for Entrepreneurs to Start a New Business - Read Release