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Friday, June 23, 2006

JUNE 30 - DEADLINE FOR DCS IDOL AUDITIONS
Start rehearsing and submit your audition video by June 30, 2006 for the DCS Idol Talent Competition and Award. We are looking for singers or singing musicians from the Collections, Recovery, Debt Buying or Debt Selling industry. All videos will be reviewed by a select panel to narrow the field to the semi-finalists. The audition videos for those semi-finalists will be featured on the conference website to allow the attendees to choose 4 finalists. The four finalists will perform live on the DCS 2006 Idol Awards stage at the Black Tie Benefit Tribute and Celebration on September 7, 2006 at the Debt Connection Symposium and Expo 2006.

DONATIONS BEING ACCEPTED NOW FOR DCS2006 CHARITY AUCTION TO BENEFIT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF ORANGE COUNTY
Last September at the Black Tie Gala Tribute Awards conducted in connection with CRS2005, our industry raised more than $250,000 for Children's Hospital of Orange County. It was a fun and rewarding experience. We're hoping to again help out the hospital with some immediate needs they have. At Debt Connection Symposium and Expo 2006, our Black Tie Event, Thursday, September 7th, will include a charity auction for Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC). The hospital is in immediate need of a very special transporter machine they use for extremely critical babies who need to be transported from their birth hospital to the facilities at Children's Hospital. A highly skilled team uses a transport incubator with specialty ventilators, specialty medical gases and intensive monitoring devices to successfully bring critically ill babies up to 10 pounds to CHOC for possible ECMO treatment. CHOC is a Regional ECMO Center, providing life-saving extended cardio-pulmonary bypass to critical neonates, infants and children from Orange County and surrounding areas. ECMO stands for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. ECMO is a special procedure that allows sick or injured lungs the opportunity to rest and get better. In the past, prior to this specialty transport equipment being available, futile efforts were experienced in attempts to bring these critically ill babies and children to CHOC. The cost of a transport machine is $113,343.30. If you can help out with auction donations for our event, please email judy.hammond@resourcemanagement.com. For more information about CHOC, the event, or their immediate needs, please visit our website at: http://www.dcs2006.com/choc_benefit.html

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BARCLAYS TO BUY WACHOVIA UNIT FOR $469M
Barclays Bank PLC said Thursday it will buy the U.S. mortgage servicing business of HomEq Servicing Corp. from Wachovia Corp. for $469 million.
http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.asp?feed=AP&Date=20060622&ID=5818033

U.S. SECRETLY TRACKS WORLD'S MONEY WEB
The U.S. government, without the knowledge of many banks and their customers, has engaged for years in a secret effort to track terrorist financing by accessing a vast database of confidential information on transfers of money between banks worldwide.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/06/23/MNG6UJJ9S01.DTL

FTC: COMMISSION NOTIFIES INDIVIDUALS OF THEFT
The Commission today announced it is notifying approximately 110 individuals that two FTC laptop computers, one of which contained some of their personally identifiable information, were stolen from a locked vehicle.
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2006/06/fyi0640.htm

MORGAN STANLEY'S PROFIT DOUBLES
Morgan Stanley said Wednesday that second-quarter earnings more than doubled, led by record revenue that was driven by stronger underwriting, merger and acquisition, and trading results.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-0606220024jun22,1,4786121.story?coll=chi-business-hed

VA TO OFFER VETS FREE CREDIT MONITORING
The government said Wednesday it would provide free credit monitoring to millions of veterans whose personal information was stolen last month, and it acknowledged it was not close to catching those responsible.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/06/21/ap/politics/mainD8ICS3TO1.shtml

VISA SAYS ATM BREACH MAY HAVE EXPOSED DATA
Visa USA on Tuesday confirmed an ATM security breakdown has exposed more consumers to potential mischief, the latest in a long line of lapses that have illuminated the often flimsy controls over the personal information entrusted to businesses, schools and government agencies.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/06/21/ap/business/mainD8ICAMPO0.shtml

DATA BROKERS BRACE FOR NEW SCRUTINY
Private data brokers who covertly gather Americans' telephone records without subpoenas or warrants on behalf of banks, bail bondsmen and even federal and local police are bracing for intensive scrutiny by Congress.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1155AP_Police_Phone_Data.html

WOMAN IN DEFAULT CLAIMS COLLECTION AGENCY VIOLATED LAW
Amber Elder of Clark, Ill. filed a civil complaint against OSI Collection Services in U.S. District Court in Benton, alleging the company violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
http://www.madisonrecord.com/news/newsview.asp?c=180677

BANK OF JAPAN ROW SPARKS REVIEW
The Bank of Japan is reviewing its investment rules after links were found between the bank's governor and a fund manager arrested for insider trading.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5097606.stm

MAY MORTGAGE LENDING RISE BIGGEST IN 2 YEARS
Underlying mortgage lending rose by its biggest amount in just over two years in May, British Bankers' Association data showed on Tuesday, suggesting a property market revival this year remains intact.
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DEBTCONNECTION.COM CONTINUES TO GROW & EXPAND
The industry Website, http://www.debtconnection.com continues to grow tremendously and expands with new listings daily. Find portfolios, buyers, sellers and industry service providers such as consultants, agencies, products and more.

NEWEST ADDITIONS AND UPDATES TO DEBTCONNECTION.COM

DEBT SELLERS
To view all listed debt sellers and contact information on
DEBTCONNECTION.COM check:
http://www.debtconnection.com/debtsellers.asp
New additions and updates this week include:

ALL DEBT TRADERS,LLC
866-ADT-2160

AGENCIES
To view all listed agencies and contact information on
DEBTCONNECTION.COM check
http://www.debtconnection.com/agencies.asp
New additions and updates this week include:

SRS AND ASSOCIATES INC
800-801-0065

BROKERS
To view all listed brokers and contact information on
DEBTCONNECTION.COM check:
http://www.debtconnection.com/blisting.asp?25
New additions this week include:

B&B CREDIT SOLUTIONS LLC
800-705-4703

INDUSTRY EVENTS
For all upcoming industry events, check
http://www.debtconnection.com/industryevents.asp

CFCA 21st Annual Meeting and Conference and 13th Annual Exhibition
CFCA
Adam's Mark Hotel
St. Louis, Missouri
June 27th - June 29th, 2006
http://www.cfca.org/StLouis_agenda.htm
(602) 265-2322

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