There's no reason to make the fact that the political system threw these people out of work political.

Got it.

actually, i'm a leftist liberal myself. I'm not sure that has much bearing on the conversation nor any of our personal feelings.

Pot, kettle, black, man with politics right in username. There's no reason to make this political, unless you're begging for a fight. But your name suggests you want a fight every single day.
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The student loan system had become unwieldy, riddled with fraud and abuse, and desperately needed reform. It's an awful time to lose a job, but there's no reason to mourn this work passing for any other reason.

To those of you who lost your jobs: my sincerest condolences. You guys did great work.

I suggest you not hang out on this site, however, as evidenced by the posts here. Liberals will force you out of a job and then tell you you deserved to lose it, all the while telling you how much they care about you.

You have to have a cast iron stomach to listen to the left-wing hatred, condescension, and insensitivity you'll see here on a never-ending basis.

sucks to loose a job

guess they will now know what it is like to be on the other end of the phone call from a collector

I worked there, and loved my job. Bottom of the barrel? If your referring to income, it probably pays more than you would think. If your referring to the job itself, this was student loan collection and customer service. We were there to help not hurt. Either way, many good people and families are without employment.

More and more Wisconsin jobs going down the toilet and yet the unemployment rate is dropping. Talk about conflicting news.

These were, in fact, very nice jobs for many people who had years of experience HELPING people. It supported hardworking families and very GOOD people. If somebody has intention to pay something and WANTS to make good on something, we would help them to the point where we would change their lives. The problem is, however, that so many people have little intention or think they have no ability and refuse to answer the phone. Bottom of the barrel jobs? Sounds like a short sighted opinion by somebody who might have known one or two former collectors - I loved my job as well as many people that worked alongside me. Bottom line is that 100+ good people lost jobs that they worked hard at and took a great deal of pride in.

I have close friends that worked there. They were good jobs that supported families. Thanks so much to Russ, Herb, and Barack!

It's a shame when any company closes or lays people off, but I'm guessing most of these weren't great jobs to begin with. Collection calling is about as bottom of the barrel as it gets. Every person I've ever talked to that did it hated it.

www.salliemae.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SLM_Corpora...
http://www.arrow-financial.com/
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"Sallie Mae giveth what Arrow Financial Services taketh back, with interest. The collection services company, which is majority owned by student loan provider SLM (Sallie Mae), performs contingency collection services on past-due consumer accounts, working on behalf of its parent as well as credit card issuers; telecommunications providers; utility companies; and auto, education, and other consumer lenders. The company also purchases and services performing and non-performing consumer debt. It has call centers in Illinois and Wisconsin, as well as other operations in New York and Texas. Sallie Mae acquired a majority stake in Arrow Financial in 2004."
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(near intersection of Hwy 59 and 89, Whitewater.)

sigma40 me too. My brother in law has creditors calling here I keep telling them not to call back that he never lived here, and that I have not seen or talked to him in over 10 years...they keep telling me they will take my number out of the system, but it never happens.

Maybe those people that call people non-stop? Or call family members non-stop? Im sick of getting calls for a debt my brother has that never lived w/ me or had my number. They call me wanting his info and for me to give him messages. So irrritating.

We don't have the full article yet. Does anyone know if this is a collection co. that is involved in debt collection / overdue bills?