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Recovery Intelligence

Should an Agency Buy Credit Bureau Data for Every Account?

No. Blanket data buying burns money. DebtorIndex tells you exactly which accounts are worth a pull.

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Nexum Platform Guides

My Desk: How Nexum Gives Every Collector a Prioritized Day

My Desk shows each collector today's accounts in the order to work them, and lets them log each call without leaving the list.

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Contact & Conversion

One Contact Strategy Across SMS, Email and Voice

Three channels that know about each other beat six that don't. Nexum runs voicemail, text and email from one account and one rulebook.

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Client & Portfolio Management

Does a Collection Agency Need a Client Portal?

Yes. A client portal ends status emails, speeds up placements and wins trust. Nexum's is included free.

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Nexum Platform Guides

Getting Started in the Nexum Portal: Sign-In, Two-Factor and the Menu

How staff sign in, use two-factor verification and the time clock, and find their way around the Nexum menu.

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Agency Operations

Can I Start My Own Debt Collection Company? What the Software Can and Can't Do

Get your licenses and lawyer first. Then launch on Nexum, a complete agency platform that costs nothing to license.

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Compliance & Security

Service Credentials and Portal Settings: One Vault for Every Key

Every key and password for connected services lives in one encrypted place. No module asks for a key anywhere else.

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Payments & Finance

ConsentPay: Signed Payment Authorizations Without Handling Full Card Numbers

ConsentPay sends the debtor a secure link, they sign on their own device in English or Spanish, and the signed PDF files itself on the account.

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Compliance & Security

What Does Two-Factor Authentication Do for a Collections CRM?

A stolen password shouldn't open your agency. Nexum's two-factor sign-in makes sure it doesn't.

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Software Buyer's Guide

Can You Run a Collection Agency Without a Monthly CRM Subscription?

Yes. With Nexum Open CRM, the monthly CRM bill goes to zero, because the core platform is free.

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Client & Portfolio Management

How Do Agencies Reduce Manual Client Reporting?

If a client asks the same question every month, the answer belongs in their portal. Nexum puts it there.

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Nexum Platform Guides

Nexum Open CRM: A Complete Agency Foundation Without a Core Subscription

A complete collections platform with no license fee, no seat fees and no subscription. Not a trial. Not a teaser. The whole agency.

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