Repo Companies Are Raising Prices - Wonder Why? Monday, September 20, 2010

Ever wonder what the best type of business to run in a recession is? Some people say it is the repo business, where you go out and repossess people's cars, equipment, aircraft, boats, and business items which they had purchased, but reneged on their payment obligations. Interestingly enough, there is a lot of business to be had during recessionary times, and there are never enough to repo companies to go get all the stuff back from deadbeats which have not paid.

Due to the supply and demand issue many repossession companies are now raising their prices. There are also new rules to protect consumers from companies and banks that lend to consumers, making it more difficult to repossess things, and more notification that is necessary. That also means more paperwork. That paperwork also translates to more regulations and paperwork for the repo companies, who must pass on the extra time spent to fill out a bunch of forms on to the banks that hire them.

There are also more claims to insurance companies when repo companies make mistakes, therefore, insurance companies are charging higher premiums, and the repo companies have to carry those costs onto their clients; the banks that hire them. Finally, repo companies are raising their prices because consumers that have not paid are getting better at hiding stuff.

All the low hanging fruit has already been repossessed, and now they have to go after deadbeats who are very good at hiding the things that they are unwilling to pay for, or can no longer afford to do so. This means repossession companies have to work twice as hard to track down the individuals, and risk a little more when they finally do catch the folks and try to take back whatever it is they didn't pay for. Please consider all this.

Lance Winslow is a retired Founder of a Nationwide Franchise Chain, and now runs the Online Think Tank. Lance Winslow believes that if your car gets repo'ed you need to call your bank using your cell phone; T-Mobile Wireless

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