My name and business phone number were given to these bastards without my knowledge or consent. Needless to say I can now vouch for most claims I have read on this and several other sites I have since visited after being contacted by this company's collection agents. The tactics employed by CPSS in my situation amounted to harassment by legal definition and I gave them a verbal warning to cease and desist or I would pursue legal action.

Here is something I found to be rather comical regarding the collection practices of CPSS, this is an excerpt from the top of page 10 of an ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996:

"COLLECTION PROCEDURES. The Company believes that its ability to monitor performance and collect payments owed from Sub-Prime Borrowers is primarily a function of its collection approach and support systems. The Company believes that if payment problems are identified early and the Company's collection staff works closely with borrowers to address these problems, it is possible to correct many of them before they deteriorate further. To this end, the Company utilizes pro-active collection procedures, which include making early and frequent contact with delinquent borrowers; educating borrowers as to the importance of maintaining good credit; and employing a consultative and customer service approach to assist the borrower in meeting his or her obligations, which includes attempting to identify the underlying causes of delinquency and cure them whenever possible. In support of its collection activities, the Company maintains a computerized collection system specifically designed to service automobile installment sale contracts with Sub-Prime Borrowers and similar consumer loan contracts. See "Business -- Management Information Systems."

With the aid of its high penetration auto dialer, the Company typically attempts to make telephonic contact with delinquent borrowers on the sixth day after their monthly payment due date. Using coded instructions from a collection supervisor, the automatic dialer will attempt to contact borrowers based on their physical location, state of delinquency, size of balance or other parameters. If the automatic dialer obtains a "no-answer" or a busy signal, it records the attempt on the borrower's record and moves on to the next call. If a live voice answers the automatic dialer's call, the call is transferred to a waiting collector at the same time that the borrower's pertinent information is simultaneously displayed on the collector's workstation. The collector then inquires of the borrower the reason for the delinquency and when the Company can expect to receive the payment. The collector will attempt to get the borrower to make a promise for the delinquent payment for a time generally not to exceed one week from the date of the call. If the borrower makes such a promise, the account is routed to a pending queue and is not contacted until the outcome of the promise is known. If the payment is made by the promise date and the account is no longer delinquent, the account is routed out of the collection system. If the payment is not made, or if the payment is made, but the account remains delinquent, the account is returned to the automatic dialing queue for subsequent contacts. "

Why don't they say what they really mean!