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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Consumer Delinquencies Fall in Most Categories in Third Quarter 2011
5 January 2012
Are We Out of the Economic Woods? Not Quite Yet
12 December 2011
Mortgage Delinquencies to Rise, and Then Fall in 2012; Credit Card Delinquencies to Remain Steady
8 December 2011
November Consumer Bankruptcy Filings Drop 12 Percent from Last Year
6 December 2011
Credit Card Charge-Offs Jump as Delinquencies Near Record Lows
30 November 2011
Debt Collectors (Don't) Want to Send Debtors to Prison
23 November 2011
Private Student Loan Providers Soon to be Under CFPB Scrutiny
18 November 2011
National Credit Card Delinquencies Increase, But Remain Near Record Low Levels
16 November 2011
TransUnion: National Mortgage Loan Delinquencies Increase for First Time Since 2009
8 November 2011
U.S. Adds 80,000 Jobs in October; Unemployment Rate Drops to 9 percent
4 November 2011
Total Outstanding Consumer Debt Now Nearly Equivalent to Pre-Recession Levels
3 November 2011
Setting the Record Straight: Bad Local Press for Collection Agencies
2 November 2011
U.S. Economy Grew at 2.5 percent Rate in Third Quarter
27 October 2011
Massachusetts Set to Overrule Past Foreclosures; Harbinger for ARM Industry?
25 October 2011
Small Business Owner Optimism for the Future Drops to Lowest Point in 2011
24 October 2011
S&P/Experian Credit Default Indices September Sees Increases in all Credit Line Default Rates Except Autos
21 October 2011
Are Consumers Paying Down Their Credit Cards?
21 October 2011
What Percent Are You? Working Through the Ninety-Nine Percent
20 October 2011
Student Loans: The ARM Industry's New Oil Well?
20 October 2011
Student Loan Debt Actually Will Top One Trillion. As in Dollars.
20 October 2011