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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Job Worries and Poor Economic Expectations cause Drop in Consumer Confidence
12 September 2006
Visa Says 2005 Holiday Season Spending Up 17.5 pct
12 September 2006
Survey Shows Americans Paring Down Credit Card Debt
12 September 2006
AnswerNet Acquires Unicall, Expands In Outbound Market
12 September 2006
Bank of America Completes $34 billion MBNA Merger
12 September 2006
PracticeXpert Sells Transcription Business Unit; Focus Now on Medical Billing and Collections
12 September 2006
Survey Finds Top Credit Card Issuers Not Doubling Minimum Payments
12 September 2006
Fed Says Interest Rate Rises likely Nearing End
12 September 2006
Credit Card Debt Catches Up with Britons
12 September 2006
Fed's Lacker Says U.S. on Track for Soft Landing
12 September 2006
Britons in Debt to the Tune of $1.97 trillion
12 September 2006
H&R Block Agrees to Settle Four of Five Refund Loan Suits
12 September 2006
U.S. Leading Economic Index Increases, The Conference Board Reports
12 September 2006
Inverted Yield Curve to Cool U.S. Housing Market
12 September 2006
BISYS Extends Closing Date for Sale of Information Services; Also Announces Receipt of Consent Under Credit Facility
12 September 2006
GDP Revised Down to 4.1% Rate in Third Quarter
12 September 2006
U.S. Warns About Nontraditional Mortgages
12 September 2006
ACCION Microloan Portfolio Reaches $1 Billion in 2005, Providing Lending to 1.5 Million Poor Annually
12 September 2006
U.S. Housing Starts Rise, Producer Prices Decline
12 September 2006
Paper: Mainstream Lenders Prey Upon the Weak
12 September 2006