Maricopa Community Colleges  CSI154   20014-20086 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 07/22/08
CSI154 20014-20086 L+L 3 Credit(s) 4 Period(s)
Cardmember Collection Services
Application of credit card collections department procedures. Covers customer service, communication, education, and negotiation strategies as well as fraud identification and account action processing procedures. Also includes legal issues, collection representative responsibility, general industry procedure and performance measure justification information.
Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
CSI154   20014-20086 Cardmember Collection Services
1. Summarize general bankcard industry procedures, products, services, and organizational structures. (I)
2. Identify times during the customer service process when cardmembers are most receptive to the receipt of bankcard services and account information. (II)
3. Demonstrate bankcard industry payment procedures, customer assistance program eligibility categorization, and the handling of special situations to holders of delinquent accounts. (III)
4. Define and identify potential sources of fraud. (IV)
5. Demonstrate handling procedures for newly identified and existing fraud claim accounts. (IV)
6. Use strategies to build collaborative consensus with cardmembers holding delinquent accounts. (V)
7. State advantages of resolving a delinquent account and provide payment solutions for cardmembers. (V)
8. Differentiate between the duties of a collections representative and those of a cardmember service representative. (VI)
9. Demonstrate customer service procedures that adhere to the laws governing the behavior of credit card issuers and their representatives. (VII)
10. Demonstrate techniques for overcoming objections from holders of delinquent accounts during the negotiation process. (VIII)
11. Use communication strategies to create a sense of urgency. (VIII)
12. Employ communicative closing strategies. (VIII)
13. Explain the internal customer support system. (IX)
14. State justifications for industry performance measure indicators. (IX)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
CSI154   20014-20086 Cardmember Collection Services
    I. Bankcard Industry Overview
        A. Procedures
        B. Products
        C. Services
        D. Organizational Structures
      II. Cardmember Education
          A. Specific Account Information
          B. Policies and Procedures
          C. Consequences of Delinquency
        III. Service Provision
            A. Payment Method Description
            B. Assistance Program
              1. Description
              2. Customer Assessment
              3. Special Situations
          IV. Fraud
              A. Definition
              B. Identification
              C. Routing
              D. Processing Action
                1. Newly Identified Fraud
                2. Existing Fraud Claim Accounts
            V. Customer Collaboration Strategies
                A. Building Rapport
                B. Open Call
                C. Empathy
              VI. Collections Representative Duties
                  A. Department Overview
                  B. Functions
                  C. Other Departments
                VII. Credit Industry Legislation
                    A. Contact Guidelines
                    B. Information Sharing
                    C. Identity Verification
                  VIII. Communication Strategies
                      A. Collaborate
                      B. Educate
                      C. Negotiate
                      D. Listen
                      E. Objectives
                      F. Urgency
                      G. Closing Strategies
                    IX. Customer Support
                        A. Internal Operating Systems
                        B. Performance Measures
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