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The company competes in purchasing nonperforming loans and securing placements for fee-based businesses. Its primary competitors include other debt purchasers who either manage their own nonperforming loans or outsource servicing. Smaller competitors occasionally bid for portfolios but are limited by capital constraints, reducing their purchasing activity. In certain asset classes, the company faces limited competition and concentrates on facilitating debt sales of portfolios serviced internally. In Canada, smaller market participants such as hedge funds and collection agencies purchase portfolios sporadically or operate regionally. In the United Kingdom, several large debt buyers target high street banks, while the company focuses on utilities, telecom, and point-of-sale installment loans.