• Get the compliance insight and feedback that will actually help you reduce risk and save your company money.

       

      Join the hundreds of collections and recovery compliance professionals who use insideARM's Research Assistant to make faster, better-informed compliance decisions.

       

    • Let's talk about all the compliance resources out there and what actually helps you do your job better and faster.

      There are a lot of compliance resources out there - news briefs, emails, reports, and webinars. They will give you high-level details, but they won't help you find your gaps, handle your tricky compliance challenges, or improve your CMS.

       

      The actual WORK of compliance - finding those gaps, setting up procedures, taking action - involves a million judgment calls on really specific circumstances and details that you can't find addressed in a news alert.

       

      When real-deal compliance challenges pop up, how do you make the hard, gonna-impact-your-litigation-risk compliance decisions with nothing but a stack of news briefs and reports?

       

       

      If your answer is to say, "I'm not sure," then the problem is not you.

       

      You need insight that these high-level resources can't give you. You might need to know how others in the industry have handled similar situations, what policies have they put in place, if they've gotten burned and had to change course, if there is real risk you're missing in your current plans, or how to draft an airtight new policy on this very issue.

       

       

      The insight you get from Research Assistant (from insideARM) is different.

       

      We designed Research Assistant to be practical and action-oriented. We break down big projects - like conducting a risk and gap assessments or drafting a new policy - and show you how you can take small steps that add up to big compliance wins. Plus, we give you the critical context and discussion you need to figure out if you're missing big risks in your policies or if your plans are completely out-of-step with the rest of industry compliance.

       

       

      It's designed for people who DO compliance - someone just like you.

       

      Subscribers get the conversations, contacts, expert access, and practical materials they need to find more gaps, draft stronger policies, and significantly lower their company's legal, reputational, and regulatory risk. Get the support you need with:

      • REGULAR FEEDBACK. Access an exclusive community of compliance experts and legal and compliance professionals talking through challenges, sharing best practices and helping each other identify blind spots;

      • PRACTICAL GUIDANCE. Get how-to guides, policy templates, and short, plain-language reports designed to help you find more gaps and draft stronger policies and procedures faster; and

      • TREND ALERTS. Subscribers get weekly email digests with peer call summaries, practical analysis on emerging compliance issues, links to new resources, and more.

       

       

      Get the support of a compliance FTE for just $75 a month.

       

      Subscribe to Research Assistant today.

       

    • "When I was promoted to Compliance Manager, the gap between where I was and where I needed to be was greater than I expected. Research Assistant helped me close that gap. It gave me access to people with experience and knowledge. It was a great help then and it is still an amazing resource for me now.

      – Rich Stoltenborg, Compliance Manager, Hunter Warfield

       "I rely on Research Assistant. It keeps me informed everyday by providing key information in a concise way that allows me to stay current on collections industry issues without having to visit dozens of sites."

      – Dick Williams, Dir. of Compliance and Development, Advanced Recovery Systems

    • Strengthen your compliance team without having to hire.
      Get Research Assistant for just $75 / month (or $850 / year)

       

       

      Research Assistant subscribers get:

      • Weekly, moderated peer calls where you can talk out your challenges - led by Sara Woggerman, ARM compliance expert, head of iA Research Assistant and President of ARM Compliance Business Solutions

      • Weekly compliance guidance on emerging trends in compliance, new pitfalls and traps, and what new industry developments actually matter for your work

      • Up-to-date, road-tested checklists, policy templates, spreadsheets, forms, and other compliance tools you can use to improve and better track your compliance efforts immediately

      • Cancel anytime!

      Interested in a group subscription? Ask us about corporate rates.
       

    • The Research Assistant Team:

      Sara Woggerman

      Executive Director of iA Research Assistant and President of ARM Compliance Business Solutions.

       

      Prior to starting ARM Compliance Business Solutions and joining Research Assistant, Sara led the Compliance Services Department at
      Ontario Systems, LLC (now FinVi) where she provided consulting services to over forty clients.

      Missy Meggison

      General Counsel and Executive Editor at insideARM and Executive Director of the Consumer Relations Consortium

       

      Missy brings 15 years of experience in law and the collections industry to Research Assistant. She previously served as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for First Financial Asset Management, Inc. (FFAM360).

      The Research Assistant Community

      Chief Counsels, Heads of Compliance, and more

       

      The Research Assistant community brings hundreds of years of expertise in legal, compliance, and regulatory risk management to Research Assistant. Research Assistant isn't a lecture or a canned webinar - we facilitate real conversations on the practical challenges of collections compliance every week, which means that all members benefit from the considerable, collective expertise of the community. Join us!

    • Shop Talk

      FAQ

      Who runs Research Assistant?

      Research Assistant is powered by the iA Institute - the same company and team behind insideARM. We have decades of experience covering legal, compliance, and regulatory issues for collections companies. If you trust the news and analysis that comes out of insideARM, you can trust the practical guidance that comes from Research Assistant.

      Do I have to be a compliance expert to join?

      Not at all. Research Assistant is for anyone involved with compliance at any level. Many professionals new to compliance have used Research Assistant to get up to speed quickly.

      What kinds of subjects do you cover?

      We discuss anything regarding industry best practices, nuances in laws, regulations or consent orders, checking your compliance understanding against the industry's, or benchmarking your program against other programs. Research Assistant is not a source for legal advice, however. Also, we cannot recommend specific vendors.

      How much does iA Research Assistant cost and is there a commitment?

      Research Assistant costs just $75 per month or $850 per year. iA Research Assistant is a recurring subscription that can be month-to-month or yearly, depending on your preference. Cancel anytime.

      Do I have to pay by month?

      Nope. If you would prefer a yearly subscription, you can have one.

      Got another question?

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