Accounting and Financial Software
Software streamlines debt collection and recovery.
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Providing customer-centric approach to managing consumer debt, Debt Manager(TM) v6.0 addresses all phases of debt lifecycle, from early collections to recoveries, agency placement, litigation, bankruptcy, and asset repossession, management, and disposal. Routers(TM) workflow engine allows collectors to fast-track collections and recovery instead of relying on nightly batch processing. Preconfigured web collection screens minimize charge-offs and eliminate need for multiple contacts.
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Fair Isaac's Debt Manager 6.0 Delivers Streamlined Collections and Recovery Capabilities
London, United Kingdom - September 8, 2005 - Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FIC), the leading provider of analytics and decision technology, announced today the release and immediate availability of Debt Manager(TM) solution 6.0. The new version of Fair Isaac's end-to-end collections and recovery software provides businesses in financial services, telecommunications, utilities and government with a more efficient and customer-centric approach to managing consumer debt.
Debt Manager solution is an integrated, highly flexible workflow management platform capable of managing delinquent accounts at both the customer and account level. It addresses all phases of the debt lifecycle - from early collections through to recoveries, agency placement, litigation, bankruptcy, and asset repossession, management and disposal. The average Debt Manager client can create a double-digit improvement in their return on collection activities.
"Given recent increases in delinquency rates, combined with the revision of bankruptcy law, banks are turning their attention to collections and recovery," said Jim Eckenrode, Vice President, Banking and Payments Research, at leading analyst firm TowerGroup. "And, as with originations, streamlined workflow processes that ensure compliance and shorten processing timeframes, combined with a customer-centric approach to borrower data across all relationships with the bank, are improvements that allow lenders to provide a more appropriate and responsive treatment to their collections and recovery activities. The end result is a more profitable loan portfolio across the organization and more loyal customers."
Version 6.0 introduces valuable new innovations, including daytime account processing through Routers(TM), the system's rule-based workflow engine. This capability allows collectors to fast-track their collections and recovery processes instead of relying on nightly batch processing. Debt Manager 6.0 also offers client-centric, preconfigured web collection screens which provide collectors with a comprehensive view of the debtor and related accounts. This new feature helps minimize charge-offs and increase recoveries of all delinquent accounts while eliminating the need for multiple contacts and activities.
"Debt Manager continues to set the ground rules for effectiveness and efficiency in the collections and recovery industry," said Dale Williams, vice president of Collections and Recovery Solutions at Fair Isaac. "The new functionality provides our financial services and debt servicing clients with streamlined information required to execute a collection strategy for the entire customer relationship, resulting in improved collections rates and a quick return on investment."
Other technical enhancements in Debt Manager 6.0 include:
o Call Scripting - Client-definable scripts including account data such as debt type, status, etc., can be utilized for new collectors to shorten their learning curve, standardize collector processes and ensure adherence to compliance rules.
o User Definable Area - A new collection screen area that can be client-defined during the implementation process reduces implementation cost by minimizing the need for custom screen development.
o Standard Application Program Interfaces (API) - A new set of APIs allows easy integration of third-party data and applications with Debt Manager. The APIs are independent of Debt Manager's user interface (client/server or web), decreasing implementation costs and time.
Debt Manager 6.0 also features language localization features, including Double Byte Character Set that will be particularly beneficial to clients and prospects in the Asia-Pacific region.
The Debt Manager solution is available as an in-house system or can be hosted remotely from one of Fair Isaac's data centers. The solution is highly scalable and capable of managing millions of accounts with thousands of concurrent users operating at a single site or across multiple locations. Integrated with Fair Isaac's BridgeLink(TM) network and advanced analytics, Debt Manager is the most sophisticated collections and recovery solution available on the market.
About Fair Isaac
Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FIC) is the preeminent provider of creative analytics that unlock value for people, businesses and industries. The company's predictive modeling, decision analysis, intelligence management, decision management systems and consulting services power billions of mission-critical customer decisions a year. Founded in 1956, Fair Isaac helps thousands of companies in over 60 countries acquire customers more efficiently, increase customer value, reduce fraud and credit losses, lower operating expenses and enter new markets more profitably. Most leading banks and credit card issuers rely on Fair Isaac solutions, as do insurers, retailers, telecommunications providers, healthcare organizations and government agencies. Through the www.myFICO.com web site, consumers use the company's FICO® scores, the standard measure of credit risk, to manage their financial health. For more information, visit www.fairisaac.com.
