Defaulted Student Loans Collections Market at $974 Million According to Kaulkin Media Study

With the Department of Education's portfolio of defaulted student loans now standing at $40 billion, student loan collections represents a large and growing sector of the debt collection / accounts receivable management industry (ARM). Kaulkin Media announced today the release of its newest market report, Student Loan Collections Market: Stability & Profitability for the Right Players, which sizes the student loan collections market at $974 million annually.

ROCKVILLE, Md. (Business Wire EON) March 17, 2008 -- This original market research was conducted to provide a thorough understanding of the student loan collections landscape and the drivers of this unique sector of the industry. The report covers such areas as market size, growth rate, recovery ratios, average fees, major players, and the characteristics of this market that present unique challenges and risks.

"A combination of factors has made the increased use of private collection agencies to rehabilitate and collect defaulted student loans an increasingly critical strategy for the federal government," said Dimitri Michaud, Kaulkin Media Consumer Finance Analyst. "Given the sheer number of defaulted student loans, the need for private agency cooperation in student loan collections will only continue to grow."

Student Loan Collection Market: Stability & Profitability for the Right Players is available through Kaulkin Media's online library. For more information please visit www.insidearm.com/go/student-loan-market.

For more information about Consumer Finance ARM and related debt collection research available through Kaulkin Media, contact Dimitri Michaud, Analyst, at 240-499-3840 or by email.

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Kaulkin Media is the worldwide leader in providing news and information on the recovery of debt in all industries. We put the news in perspective, provide unique insight into challenges that face the accounts receivable management (ARM) industry, and facilitate collaboration among peer executives. Publications include www.insideARM.com(TM), www.jobsinsideARM.com, The ARM Insider(TM), Inside Card & Creditor Receivables, and other monthly e-newsletters. Kaulkin Media's analyst group conducts sector-specific research that provides a level of authority and in-depth analysis not found anywhere else.