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American Recovery Association (ARA) is the world’s largest association of recovery and remarketing professionals.

ARA members serve 27,000 national and international cities. All members are certified independent business operators.

10/16/2026

New course. Same NARS tradition. ⛳

The 14th Annual NARS Golf Tournament, presented by MVTRAC, heads to Celebration Golf Club on Wednesday, April 14 at 12:00 p.m. The course was designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. and Rees Jones, and there's room for 120 players in teams of four.

Your registration includes:

🏌️18 holes
🚌 Round-trip transportation from Loews Portofino Bay
🥪 Box lunch
🎯 Hole-in-One contests
🏆 Beat-the-Pro Challenge

And the twist: Golf String. Instead of handicap strokes, you get lengths of string to move your ball without adding to your score, and any putt within 3 feet counts as made. 😄

Heads up: you must be registered for NARS 2027 to play.

10/13/2026

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and recovery businesses handle plenty of sensitive information. 🛡️

A quick gut check for your team this week: use strong, unique passwords, turn on multi-factor authentication, and pause before clicking any link or attachment you weren't expecting. A few seconds of caution can save a lot of trouble.

Share this with your team today!

10/12/2026

Congratulations to our 2026 Award Recipients! 👏

We were proud to recognize these members for their outstanding contributions to ARA and the recovery industry.

Dedicated Service Award: Wes Carico
Key Award: James McNeil
Bob Dempsey Award: Vaughn Clemmons
Special Recognition Award: Patrick Newman
Lorna Lou Barnes Award: Dan Heath
Les McCook Industry Leadership Award: Jeremy Cross
ARA Rookie of the Year: Sophia Pabon

We also celebrated member companies with a long-standing commitment to ARA:

⭐ 60 Years (1966 to 2026)
Home Detective Company, Greensboro, NC

⭐ 30 Years (1996 to 2026)
The Camping Companies, Phoenix, AZ

⭐ 20 Years (2006 to 2026)
Midland Auto Recovery, Columbia, SC
Midnight Express Auto Recovery, Stafford, VA

⭐ 10 Years (2016 to 2026)
JLJ Auto Recovery Texas, Dallas, TX
Victoria Auto Recovery, Victoria, TX
SA Recovery, San Antonio, TX
Appalachian Auto Recovery, Lexington, KY
Ideal Recovery, St. Louis, MO
Oregon Adjusters, Medford, OR
Alpha Recovery, Phoenix, AZ
Lost Coast Auto Recovery, Eureka, CA
Empire Auto Recovery, New York, NY

Congratulations to every winner and milestone member. Here’s to many more years together! 🎉

10/09/2026

Please help us welcome Danny Pabon to ARA's Board of Directors!

Danny joins the Board following this year's vote, held during ARA's 62nd Annual Convention. We also send our congratulations to every re-elected and returning Board member. Here is the team leading ARA:

• President: Todd Case
• Vice President: Marcus Potter
• Secretary/Treasurer: Jeremy Cross
• Immediate Past President: Vaughn Clemmons
• Directors: Marcelle Egley, Amy Bednar, Dominic Clegg, Patrick Dunleavy, John Newberry, and Danny Pabon

Thank you all for serving ARA and our industry.

Leave your congratulations for Danny and the Board below!

10/09/2026

That’s a Wrap on the 62nd Annual Convention! 🤠

Two days in Frisco, Texas, and our industry showed up in a big way. Thanks to our sponsor, Harding Brooks Insurance, ARA’s 62nd Annual Convention was packed with learning, laughs, and new connections.

We dug into big conversations about our industry’s future, cheered on outstanding members, and celebrated those who have been part of ARA for decades.

A huge thank you to our exhibitors and sponsors for making it happen, and to everyone who attended and brought the energy.

You’re what makes ARA strong! 💙

10/09/2026

A practical way to evaluate your compliance records: walk through the call before it happens.

A claim arrives on an assignment from early last year. The questions are predictable:

• Can you show the vendor's insurance coverage as of the recovery date?
• Was their business license active on that date?
• When were the owner and personnel screened?

Each one asks about a fixed point in the past, so the answers have to come from point-in-time records.

Running this exercise internally, once, tends to reveal exactly where a process needs attention.

Which of the three would be hardest for your organization?

10/08/2026

Today's the day! Our Fireside Chat with ARA CEO Wayne Ray kicks off at 1 PM CT.

Ray Peloso, President of MBSi, are sitting down with ARA's CEO Wayne Ray for a candid conversation about:

✔️ His goals for ARA and the industry at large
✔️ His vision for the future of recovery
✔️ What he wants the industry to know as he steps into this role

📅 Today, Thursday, October 8th
🕐 1PM to 1:30 PM CT

It's only 30 minutes, and it's a great chance to hear directly from ARA's newest CEO.

Fill out the form to register before we go live 👇

https://f.mtr.cool/0u8reiyx6x

10/08/2026

NARS 2027 is heading back to Orlando, with a brand-new home base: Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando! 🔥

So, what’s new this year?

✅ Three full days of NARS
✅ More education and training sessions
✅ More opportunities to connect and network
✅ More parties and experiences
✅ A brand-new venue

Same city. New venue. Bigger experience.

📅 April 14–16, 2027
📍 Orlando, Florida

Registration is officially open! Don’t miss your chance to be part of NARS 2027.

👉 Register here: https://f.mtr.cool/p7c745gf8i

10/07/2026

Agent safety is the focus of the October 22 ARA Continuing Education webinar.

"Beyond the Camera: A New Standard for Agent Safety and Field Protection," presented by DRN, MVTRAC, and SCM, looks at body-worn video as an independent witness in the field, and at how that record can help protect agents when an incident, dispute, or claim comes up.

You'll hear from Ryan Medina and Andy Cameron of DRN | MVTRAC | SCM, ARA board member Marcus Potter of National Asset Recovery Inc., and Joe Brady of Motorola Solutions.

Thursday, October 22
1:00 to 2:00 PM CT (2:00 to 3:00 PM ET)
Live on Zoom, open to the entire industry

Save your seat: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/FgYutZvXSWWenh4lZhTD5Q

10/06/2026

Pull up a chair. The recovery industry is changing, and ARA's newly appointed CEO, Wayne Ray, is ready to talk about where it's headed!

Join Ray Peloso, President of MBSi, for a candid Fireside Chat with Wayne as he shares:

✔️ His goals for ARA and the industry at large
✔️ His vision for the future of recovery
✔️ What he wants the industry to know as he steps into this role

📅 Thursday, October 8th
🕐 1 PM to 1:30 PM CT

Don't miss the chance to hear directly from the person helping shape what comes next.

Fill out the form to register: https://f.mtr.cool/tth1kpu18r

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7750 N. MacArthur Boulevard, Ste 120 #321
Irving, TX
75063

Telephone

(972) 755-4755

Website

http://www.repo.org/

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