PADUCAH, Ky. – Credit Bureau Systems, a national Accounts Receivables Management (ARM), Specialty Billing, and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) solutions provider, is proud to announce the addition of Rachel Rea as Corporate Compliance Director.

Rachel Rea isn’t the celebrity cook, television personality, and author you may first think of when hearing her name.  This Rachel Rea graduated cum laude from the University of Louisville before receiving a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Kentucky.  She is a knowledgeable legal and business professional.  “This is an expansion of the commitment we made years ago to compliance,” said Mark Edwards, President and Chief Executive Officer at Credit Bureau Systems.

A member of insideARM’s The Compliance Professionals Forum, ACA International, The Association of Credit and Collection Professionals, Healthcare Financial Management Association, and several other professional and peer groups, Rachel will coordinate and improve compliance oversight and audit for multiple operating divisions.  “We are facing an increasingly complex regulatory environment.  Ms. Rea is part of the next generation of talent that will help us sustain growth while improving quality,” added Lloyd Ledet, Chief Operating Officer.

Credit Bureau Systems announced its second acquisition late 2015 and has plans for more.  Focused primarily in healthcare, insurance, and retail market segments, they continue to seek new client opportunities and potential acquisitions that closely align with their corporate culture.  Compliance remains integral to the delivery of customer-oriented billing, collection, and credit-related services that positively impacts the financial well-being of clients and customers they serve.

About Credit Bureau Systems, Inc.

A national accounts receivables management, specialty billing, and business process outsource company operating since 1952, CBS clients span twenty three states today.  Services ranging from medical coding, account billing, debt collections, insurance follow-up and customer outreach are delivered by functionally aligned divisions using six contact call centers.

Washington, DC – Covington announced that Eric Mogilnicki has joined the firm as a partner in its Washington office and will co-chair the firm’s new Consumer Financial Services practice. Andrew Smith, who served as a senior financial services lawyer at the Federal Trade Commission prior to joining the firm, will also lead the newly formed group.

Combining his four years’ experience at the center of some of the nation’s most critical public policy debates and his more than 20 years of experience advising and representing financial institutions, Mr. Mogilnicki focuses his practice on assisting clients with Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) investigations, examinations and enforcement actions. In addition to his extensive experience in private practice, Mr. Mogilnicki previously served as chief of staff to Senator Edward Kennedy when the Bureau was designed and has been a leader within the private bar on CFPB issues since its inception. His CFPB experience includes counseling clients facing informal requests for information from the Bureau to providing financial institutions and other interested parties with product reviews, mock examinations and other guidance prior to the commencement of CFPB examinations, representing entities in responding to CFPB civil investigative demands, negotiating consent orders with the CFPB, and assisting financial institutions in complying with CFPB consent orders.

“The combination of Eric’s very visible and successful CFPB enforcement experience with Andrew Smith’s prominence on consumer financial services advisory and policy matters positions Covington as an industry leader in the consumer financial services space,” said John Dugan, chair of the firm’s Financial Institutions group and former U.S. Comptroller of the Currency. “As the CFPB is coming of age, we now have critical mass of experience in significant CFPB enforcement and advisory matters in a very active area for financial services providers.”

Prior to entering private legal practice, Mr. Mogilnicki served as Assistant Attorney General in the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office from 1987 to 1991. During that time, he engaged in trial and appellate practice in federal and Massachusetts courts. Prior to law school, he served as a legislative assistant to U.S. Representative Gerry Studds. Mr. Mogilnicki received his B.A. and J.D. degrees from Yale University.

“Covington presents a wonderful opportunity to build a more substantial CFPB enforcement practice at a key point in the evolution of the agency’s activities,” said Mr. Mogilnicki. “The depth of Covington’s regulatory subject matter expertise, counseling practice, and related enforcement experience is unmatched, and I look forward to helping the firm build its practice further in this area.”

Covington has long advised financial institutions and non-financial companies on compliance with consumer protection laws and regulations governing financial products—from marketing and origination to servicing and collection of consumer financial products, as well as investigations, examinations, and enforcement actions. The firm’s representation of clients before the CFPB is informed by its deep experience with the banking agencies and the Federal Trade Commission. The firm counsels clients in many sectors, including banks, technology providers, finance companies, credit bureaus, payment processors, financial industry trade associations, retailers, and telecommunications companies.

The CMI Group of Carrollton, TX is proud to announce the addition of Jim Lezzer as Vice President of Business Development. Mr. Lezzer comes to CMI with nearly 10 years of experience in healthcare revenue cycle management. He’s spent years on both the selling and implementation sides of business development. As a result, he seeks to understand the challenges that the client is facing, craft simply-effective solutions, and ensure that they deliver quick and measureable results.

Jim is a graduate of Rider University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting & Finance. He is a member of HFMA and an advocate for the financial health of hospitals and healthcare organizations.

Having held previous leadership positions within the healthcare industry, Jim will bring valuable insight and knowledge as we seek to broaden service to our medical clients and will continue to offer leading edge products and services to all our clients. In his role as V. P. Business Development, Mr. Lezzer will be responsible for sales, marketing and new product development.

About The CMI Group

The CMI Group provides industry leading ARM and BPO services including 3rd party collections, 1st party receivables management and customer service, and debt purchase and warehousing programs. Established in 1985, CMI has more than 30+ years’ experience and possesses a track record of exceeding the expectations of our clients and their consumers.

Please learn more about The CMI Group by visiting our website at www.thecmigroup.com.