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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Collectability of Self-Pay Accounts has Health Care Execs Worried
16 June 2008
Stolen Medical Records can Haunt Victims for Life
13 June 2008
Credit Cards Make Appearance on Campaign Trail
12 June 2008
Obama Says Card Issuers Trick Consumers with Unfair Practices
12 June 2008
Mortgage Loan Delinquency Rates Rise For Fifth Straight Quarter: TransUnion
11 June 2008
Gasoline Price Milestone and the Frugal Consumer
10 June 2008
CompuCredit and Collection Agency Target of $100 million FTC-FDIC Action: Report
10 June 2008
Big Card Issuers Look to Prepaid for New Market Growth
9 June 2008
Consumers Put Away Credit Cards in April, But Still Rack Up Debt
9 June 2008
No Economic Recovery For Businesses In 2008, Says Euler Chief Economist
6 June 2008
Prescription Drug Costs to Rise This Year
6 June 2008
Economic News Shows People Losing Homes and Jobs in Record Numbers
6 June 2008
MedAssets Closes Accuro Purchase
5 June 2008
Debt Settlement USA Launches Consumer Debt Index
5 June 2008
Discover U.S. Spending Monitor Rises 1.4 Points in May
4 June 2008
Worst Impact of the Credit Crisis Yet to Come: Survey
4 June 2008
Medical Costs to Rise Nearly 8% this Year: Study
4 June 2008
Tenet Announces Sale of Three Hospitals to Prime Healthcare Management
3 June 2008
ARM Index Shows Continuing Erosion of Collection Environment
30 May 2008
First Quarter Economic Growth Revised Up to 0.9 Percent
29 May 2008