Since the economic downturn began in the U.S. in 2008, the fortunes of ARM companies have largely mirrored the broader business environment. Debt collection agencies are particularly susceptible to high unemployment, inflated consumer bankruptcies, and plummeting housing pricing. Combined with a general tightening of credit standards, the ARM industry is more tied to macroeconomic trends than ever before.
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U.S. Economy Grows in First Quarter at Slower Rate than Expected
27 April 2012
ACA International Offers Consumer Tips for National Financial Literacy Month
20 April 2012
Major Issuers Report More Declines in Card Charge-Offs and Delinquencies
19 April 2012
New Tax Year Brings Changes to Health Care A/R
17 April 2012
ARM Firm Gila Practices What it Preaches on Financial Fitness
16 April 2012
Who Will Win Most Fraudulent State?
12 April 2012
States' Average Credit Scores: No One's Getting Instantly Approved
12 April 2012
Credit Card Debt Falls Again in February
9 April 2012
Wisconsin Owed -- But Doesn't Expect to Entirely Collect -- $1 Billion in Delinquent Taxes
9 April 2012
FHA Makes Home Loans Difficult for Consumers in Collections
6 April 2012
Portfolio Recovery Associates to Expand Public Communications
6 April 2012
Consumer Delinquencies Fall in All Categories in Q4 2011
5 April 2012
Contesting Credit Card Debt Lawsuits: Bad Idea Jeans from Reuters
4 April 2012
Is the Sub-prime Market Growing?
2 April 2012
How Our Brains Make Us Debtors
2 April 2012
Apparent Cardholder Data Breach at MasterCard, Visa
30 March 2012
Economy Grew at 3 percent Rate in Fourth Quarter of 2011; 1.7 percent for Year
29 March 2012
DECA Financial Services LLC Expands Headquarters
22 March 2012
How Seriously Should Consumers Treat Debt?
20 March 2012
Card Charge-Offs and Delinquencies Fall in February at Major Issuers
19 March 2012