FEDERAL WAY, Wash. – Ascend United, a broker of charge-off credit union loans, has signed with Bartley Ventures, LLC, to provide it with marketing services. Bartley Ventures will market Ascend United’s debt brokerage, outsourced recovery management and collection consulting services. Bartley Ventures in based in Tampa, Fla.
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