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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Fed Lowers Rate to 3.5%; BofA, Wachovia Profits Freefall
22 January 2008
Mortgages Send Citi to Quarterly Loss And the Card Unit Didn't Help
15 January 2008
GM Exec Says Subprime Crisis Won?t Spread to Auto Loans
14 January 2008
Subprime Loans Rock Orlando as Bankruptcy Filings Rise 96%
11 January 2008
Economic Triage: BofA to Buy CountryWide, Fed to Lower Rates, Merrill and AmEx in Pain
11 January 2008
A Possible Come-Back for Non-Revolving Debt
10 January 2008
Credit Card Spending Explodes in November
9 January 2008
ABA: Credit Card Delinquencies Fall, Other Loans Not So Lucky
3 January 2008
Rising Charge Offs Key to Nimble Collectors in 2008
2 January 2008
TeleTech Sells Indian Subsidiary
2 January 2008
Subprime Problems Could Spread to Auto, Commercial Loans
31 December 2007
Recession? No, but Expect Slow 2008: Economist
26 December 2007
Credit Card Delinquencies and Charge-Offs Soaring: AP Study
24 December 2007
Intuit to Buy Processor ECHO for $131 Million
20 December 2007
A New Collection Market Emerges from P2P Lending
17 December 2007
Spending Accounts May Lower Private Practice Debt
13 December 2007
GE Puts Private Label Card Unit on the Block
13 December 2007
Person-to-Person Lending Making Waves
11 December 2007
Person-to-Person Lending Set to Impact Credit Market
11 December 2007
Consumer Credit Grows 2.3% in October, All on Credit Cards
10 December 2007