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ABC-Amega's precursor, the American Bureau of Collections, was founded in 1929 in Buffalo, New York to provide third-party commercial debt collection for U.S. and Canadian creditors. From its origins as a one-man operation, the company has grown into a world-class receivable management firm supporting thousands of small to multinational clients worldwide.
- 1929 - American Bureau of Collections founded in Buffalo, New York
- 1960 - Expanded services into foreign markets
- 1965 - Established Credit Information division
- 1975 - Joined Commercial Collection Agency Association of the CLLA
- 1983 - Received U.S. President's "E" Award for outstanding export service
- 1989 - Introduced SoftCall receivable portfolio management service
- 1990 - Received U.S. President's "E Star" Award for outstanding foreign marketing
- 2000 - Established office in Shanghai, China
- 2001 - Launched Amega Group subsidiary providing accounts receivable business process outsourcing services
- 2001 - Launched Internet Client Access reporting systems for Debt Collect and SoftCall services
- 2002 - First commercial receivable management firm certified to the COPC-2000® Standard
- 2002 - Established office in Beijing, China
- 2003 - Launched SoftCall internal and client accessible collection system
- 2003 - Launched ABC-Amega Inc. -- a global receivable management firm
- 2003 - Launched European office in Switzerland
- 2004 - 75th Anniversary
- 2005 - Formed FCIB-China in conjunction with FCIB (An Association of Executives in Finance, Credit and International Business)
- 2006 - All ABC-Amega third-party collectors achieve certification as CCAA Senior Certified Collection Professionals
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