Repo America with J. Patrick Altes

Its great when a client can tell you where the car is located. GPS tracking technology has come a long way, and is generally a benefit to the repo industry...until it becomes a way to "beat the price" of our services. Pat, Joel, and Kevin discuss how this technology can help those in financial need secure auto loans, and how it intersects with the repossession business.

Often the legal landmines in an industry are NOT where you think they'd be. In the repossession business, its not primarly a breach of peace. And how foolish is it that our industry allows our clients to refuse to offer repossession-related indemnification?

In most instances, the repossession business can be pretty boring. But in a small percentage of repossessions, thing and go wrong in a big way. This is the story of David Sullivan, former VP of Allied Finance Adjusters, who was attacked and nearly killed by an uninvolved third party while simply scanning license plates with an LPR camera car.

Pat's often-guest-host Bryanna interviews John Fountaine, an individual with a long history as a skiptracer and working with forwarding agencies. John talks about areas of health and personal growth, and an exciting new concept for the future of the repossession industry.

A new CFPB chief, Rohit Chopra, was picked yesterday....President and Biden promises to bring the CFPB back to life. What kind of action should auto lenders expect, and how will it effect the auto repossession industry? Should be a concern for repossessors across America. Pat discusses it with Hudson Cook's Eric L Johnson.

What a crazy week. But the point of this podcast is to discuss how a revived CFPB might effect the repossession industry...and it definitely will. What's the best way for us to be "at the table" instead of "on the menu"? Pat Altes and industry blogger Kevin Armstrong discuss how things might play out.

Pat Altes' family ran one of the national trade associations for nearly 50 years, a "competitor" to the America Recovery Assocation. The voices condemning ARA were loud and persistent. But was it true? And, if so, was it still true today?

Bryanna interviews best-selling author Bob Burg about mentorship, sales, person growth, and the contents of "The Go-Giver"

I've always wondered if the industry's love affair with LPR camera systems is a result of our penchant for chasing shiny objects, without assessing their true ROI (if any exists). Pat and co-host Bryanna Cox talk to Jeremy Cross about their thoughts on this whole high-tech idea.

Successful recovery agency owner Corey Cox shares how working together, with and not against his so-called "competitors" in the infamous Houston repo market, has revitalized the culture in one of America's busiest hotbeds for automobile recoveries.