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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Industry-Leading Credit Solutions Joins TASC to Further Promote Consumer Debt-Relief Protections
24 February 2009
EFA Processing Honored as a Leading Provider by Forbes Magazine
24 February 2009
Economic Confidence Remains Flat among Small Business Owners; Little Relief Expected from Stimulus Package
23 February 2009
Asset Acceptance Posts Lower Earnings, But Beats Estimates
20 February 2009
ARM Owners Curious about Capital Gains Tax
20 February 2009
All A State Of Mind
18 February 2009
The "Retailish" Future of Patient Collections
18 February 2009
Bank of America Makes $402 Million TARP Dividend Payment to U.S. Government
18 February 2009
Layoffs in the ARM Industry
13 February 2009
Debt Buyers Eagerly Eyeing Treasury Department?s Recovery Plan
13 February 2009
Staffing Cuts Hit ARM Industry According to Survey
12 February 2009
Foreclosure Activity Decreases 10 Percent in January
12 February 2009
U.S. to Use Funds to Create Massive Debt Buying Market for Bad Loans
11 February 2009
Capital Business Credit Positions to Expand in Core Markets
10 February 2009
Western Union to Acquire the Money Transfer Business of European-Based FEXCO
10 February 2009
Melissa Data Acquires M1 Data & Analytics
10 February 2009
U.S. Consumer Credit Falls Again in December; November Revised Lower
9 February 2009
A Trying Time for Debt Buyers, But Opportunity Exists
9 February 2009
From TARP to ?Bad Bank?; an Update on your $700 billion
5 February 2009
ADP Report Shows Another Month of Large Job Losses
4 February 2009