Our Partners & Affiliates
To ensure that our clients have access to a wide selection of resources
necessary to make prudent business decisions, the A.V. Knowles group
of companies has aligned itself with strategic business partners who
share the same core values.
Each partner exemplifies the highest
ethical business practices and provides services our clients can
depend on. Our partnership services encompass risk management resources,
collection services, education and certification, international investigations
and more.
Global Credit Solutions is recognised as one of the world's largest credit management specialist organisations.
The organisation functions as a subject matter expert in international credit and risk standards and extends
into over 100 countries.
GCS embraces leading edge information and communication technology platforms,
supported by an industry-based globally accepted governance, risk, compliance and quality framework,
recognised by leading organisations around the world.
International Credit Exchange (ICE) maintains a worldwide network of collection agencies linked together
in a global partnership. Their collection resources and data bases are pooled together to provide 3rd
party collection assistance in 90 countries. In addition to their debt recovery resources they also
provide credit reports and undertake international investigations for their clients. ICE’s global
partners represent the very best available in the country in which they operate. These partners are
market leaders with decades of experience and demonstrate best practices in every area of operations.
Founded in 1939, ACA brings third-party collection agencies, law firms, asset buying companies,
creditors and vendor affiliates, representing more than 230,000 industry employees. ACA establishes
ethical standards, produces a wide variety of products, services and publications, and articulates
the value of the credit and collection industry to businesses, policymakers and consumers. ACA recognizes
its members for their excellence and commitment to encompassing the strategic direction, policies and effective
oversight that integrate all building blocks to achieve the best in the credit and collection industry.
The International Association of Commercial Collectors, Inc. (IACC) is the leading resource
for commercial collection professionals who deliver high-quality, ethical and compliant collection
services to the credit granting community. IACC members set the standards for the leadership in
both industry and in the association so that members are recognized both domestically and globally
as the benchmark for excellent service.
The American Lawyers Quarterly is a directory of law firms which specialise in collections,
creditors’ rights and bankruptcy. The ALQ directory has been the definitive source
for attorney representation in the collection industry since 1899 (over 100 years).
Collections are generally handled by their listed counsel on a contingent fee basis.