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Asset Acceptance Seeks Debt Rise In Defaulted Loans Helps Lift Revenue, EPS.(THE IBD 100)

Investor's Business Daily

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Byline: NANCY GONDO

Most businesses strive to avoid delinquent loans. But Warren, Mich.-based Asset Acceptance Capital seeks them out.

It buys unpaid loans and credit accounts for rock-bottom prices, then works with debtors to set up a regular payment plan that often spans three to five years. The goal: to at least triple its investment.

Since its 1962 start, the firm has bought charged-off debt across a wide range of industries such as home equity, auto, medical, health clubs and student loans.

And rising U.S. debt over the past few years has yielded a larger pool of potential customers. Outstanding consumer credit swelled 24% to $2.14 trillion at the end of 2004, up from $1.73 trillion in 2000, Federal Reserve data show.

Asset Acceptance has more than 1,000 collectors working out of offices in eight states. It offers incentives to try to retain ...

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