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Roquemore & Roquemore Forms Strategic Alliances with American Recovery Association, Recovery Management Incorporated and OPENLANE

Sep 14, 2010 • Uncategorized1 Comment

New Relationships Save Lenders Time and Money In the Remarketing of Repossessed Vehicles

Dallas, Texas – September 14, 2010 – Roquemore & Roquemore, Inc, the industry leader in skip tracing and collateral location for more than 25 years, today announced strategic alliances with American Recovery Association, Inc. (ARA), the world’s largest association of collateral recovery agents; Recovery Management Incorporated (RMI), a bridge between lending institutions and independent recovery professionals; and OPENLANE, Inc., a leading online auction company in North America for automotive dealers to buy and sell wholesale vehicles. (more…)

Proven Business Model Increases Assignments

Jul 19, 2010 • UncategorizedComments Off on Proven Business Model Increases Assignments

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Millard Land has more than 40 years experience in the repossession business and owns Adjusters, Inc., the oldest collateral recovery company in the state of Texas. Established in 1946, Adjusters Inc. recovers a wide variety of collateral including: automobiles, boats and yachts, airplanes and heavy equipment like bulldozers and tractors. With the downturn of the economy and the changes in how the lending community deals with recovering collateral, Land was eager to find a way to help grow the number of monthly assigned accounts. (more…)

Wells Fargo Auto Finance, AmeriCredit and Chase Attend ARA’s 46th Annual Convention!

Jun 30, 2010 • UncategorizedComments Off on Wells Fargo Auto Finance, AmeriCredit and Chase Attend ARA’s 46th Annual Convention!

Join our clients for round table discussions, panels and a keynote speech (we’ll announce our keynote speaker soon) at ARA’s 46th Annual Convention at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas on Thursday, September 30 – Saturday, October 2.

Take advantage of the fabulous location and impressive room rates ARA secured at the gorgeous, four star, Wynn Hotel Resort. Book your hotel room at https://resweb.passkey.com/go/ara0910 or to speak with our reservations agent, call (877) 321-9966.

You need to make your room reservations early this year!  Cut-off date will not be extended; deadline – August 16

The Concierge at the Wynn can assist you in making reservations for show tickets.
Appearing at The Wynn:  Tickets for Garth Brooks that fall on our program dates are Oct 1, 2 and 3.

Checkout  entertainment at The Wynn:  Box Office Wynn Las Vegas or call 888.320.7117

The Concierge at the Wynn can also assist you if you are interested in shows and attractions that are off property:
See what’s happening in Vegas:  http://www.visitlasvegas.com/vegas/play/shows

Convention Schedule:
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
5:30 PM – 8:00 PM Hospitality Suite

Thursday, September 30, 2010
General Session
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Welcome Reception
6:00 PM — 8:00 PM

Friday, October 1, 2010
General Session
8:00 PM –   5:00 PM
Dinner/Dance
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Saturday, October 2, 2010
Seated Breakfast
9:00 AM

Awards Presentation
10:00 AM

Close Old Business/New Business
11:00 AM

OPENLANE webinars for ARA members

Jun 30, 2010 • UncategorizedComments Off on OPENLANE webinars for ARA members

Recently, OPENLANE hosted several informative webinars for ARA members to learn about the financial benefits of selling repossessions online and how to sell it to  lenders? If you missed the webinar or want to hear it again, click here to listen to the webinar, or click here to view the presentation.

Congratulations to the owner’s of First Credit Resources, International Recovery & Transport, and Midland Auto Recovery West for qualifying for OPENLANE’S $500 American Express Gift Card as part of their exclusive incentive program for ARA’s members!

ARA – Serving Our Members & Our Industry

Apr 8, 2010 • UncategorizedComments Off on ARA – Serving Our Members & Our Industry

Did you know American Recovery Association….

  • Attends dozens of tradeshows each year?
  • Is a frequent contributor to many industry publications?
  • Has doubled traffic to its website over the past eight months?
  • Has invested hundreds of thousands of dollars into programs to help its members grow their businesses and make more money?

Click here to learn to more about ARA, the industry’s premier recovery trade association, and what we’re doing to ensure our members’ businesses succeed. Feel free to share this presentation with your colleagues and clients!

To learn more or to request more information, contact the home office today!

ARA Membership Verification

Apr 2, 2010 • UncategorizedComments Off on ARA Membership Verification

This completed verification form must be returned to Home Office, along with your dues, for your listing to be included in the 2011 Printed Directory and Website.  Please download the form, fill it out and sign, and return to the Home Office.

Download: ARA Member Verification Form

2nd Annual North American Repossessors Summit

Mar 24, 2010 • UncategorizedComments Off on 2nd Annual North American Repossessors Summit

“If you missed NARS 2010, you missed the event of the decade!!”

Heralded as the most educational and informative event of the year, the North American Repossessors Summit recently brought together more than 300 collateral recovery specialists, vendors and lenders.

Hosted by the American Recovery Association, and sponsored by Dynamic Manufacturing, this summit provided an open, collaborative environment for all recovery professionals – regardless of location or association affiliation – to address the challenges and complexities facing the industry and lay the foundation for its future.  Speakers and panelist discussed topics varying from forwarding issues to the latest industry technology.

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For the first time, representatives from major lending institutions joined the event to provide their perspective on the industry, challenges within their own organizations and the future economic climate for auto lending.

All net proceeds of NARS were given to RABF (Recovery Agents Benefit Fund), including proceeds from the event raffle on Saturday evening.

Congratulations to all of our raffle winners, including Frank Fournier from Skyline Recovery Services (Easthampton, MA) who won a tow bed valued at $10,000 from Dynamic Manufacturing, the event’s premier sponsor!!

You Count! The 2010 Census is Coming

Jan 25, 2010 • UncategorizedComments Off on You Count! The 2010 Census is Coming

Taking an accurate count of the U.S. population serves a number of different purposes. First, census information affects the number of seats your state occupies in the U.S. House of Representatives. Secondly, it helps different organizations advocate for causes, prevent diseases, research markets, provide insights that help make decisions regarding public works and infrastructure projects – and much more. (more…)

2009 ARA Convention Recap

Oct 2, 2009 • UncategorizedComments Off on 2009 ARA Convention Recap

Another year has come and gone. Despite, the challenges presented by the economy, we are incredibly pleased with the turnout and enthusiasm during the 45th Annual ARA convention.  Our members enjoyed reconnecting, sharing in lively discussions about our association and provided our new Board of Directors with guidance on the future of ARA.

We were also able to bring more than a dozen clients to our convention – including Wells Fargo, Chase, Capital One, Americredit and several others – to speak with the Board, address our members and, hopefully, lay the foundation to better partnerships.  I’d like to thank our Executive Director, Les McCook, for forging these relationships and ensuring that ARA remains top of mind for lenders across the country.

During this year’s convention, we also discussed our current initiation fee structure.  While our current fee structure may have served our goals in years past, it is no longer a viable solution to growing and retaining the best in our field.  That in mind, the new Board of Directors will be working on ways to restructure our fees to be affordable, while still retaining the market value that ARA is known for.

As with every convention, the membership elected new members to serve on the 2010 Board of Directors.

Jim Hall, President
Joe McOwen, Vice President
Chris Dunleavy, Secretary/Treasurer
Art Blanchette, Immediate Past President
Todd Abelhouzen, Director
Art Christensen, Director
Tom Crosby, Director
Chris Finn, Director
Paul Hallock, Director
Mary Jane Hogan, Director
Brian Long, Director

To the 2009 Board of Directors, I want to express my sincere appreciation and gratitude for all of your hard work. I would also like to thank the home office for their unwavering dedication and hard work to make ARA a success.

I would be remiss if I didn’t mention our marketing/communications partner — Wellington Group. Dawn Wellington and Allison Bonlander have worked so hard on behalf of ARA. Their ability to prepare me for media interviews ensured I represented ARA in the best possible light and resulted in some of the best articles we could have hoped for.

Lastly, I would like to thank the membership for electing me to serve this association six times.  While I hope that I’ve been able to make a positive impact on ARA, I can guarantee ARA and each and every one of you has made a positive impact on me.

Thank you all for the confidence you had in me.

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