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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Intrum Justitia to Release Q3 2009 Earnings October 22
8 October 2009
Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated and ICT Group, Inc. Sign Definitive Merger Agreement
7 October 2009
Control Data Inc. Collection Agency Creates New Business Practices in Slow Economy
7 October 2009
Teres Solutions and RateGenius Bring Automated Auto Loan Refinancing to Credit Unions and Financial Institutions
6 October 2009
The Receivables Exchange and Smyth Solutions Partner to Provide America?s Businesses with Fast Access to Capital at Competitive Rates
6 October 2009
Average Credit Card Rate Breaks 15 Percent, Hits Two-Year High, According to IndexCreditCards.com Survey
5 October 2009
TransUnion Enhances Collections, Credit and Identity Risk Offerings with ID Analytics' Suite of Services
5 October 2009
Bernanke Tries to Push an Unpopular TALF Program
1 October 2009
Consumer Delinquencies Continue Upward Climb In Second Quarter 2009
1 October 2009
insideARM.com Announces the Best Places to Work in Collections for 2009
30 September 2009
Paul Allen May Lose Control of Charter in Banko and News on Other Challenged U.S. Companies
29 September 2009
CBA President Richard Hunt?s Statement on Early Implementation of CARDS Act
24 September 2009
Chargeoffs a Key Driver in Declining Credit Card Balances
23 September 2009
Record $21.6 Billion Drop In Consumer Debt Signals New Attitude About Debt And Money Management
23 September 2009
First Financial Bank, N.A. Acquires the Banking Operations of Irwin Union Bank and Trust Company and Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B.
21 September 2009
Access Capital Investment Group Facilitates a $50 Million Loan Participation Sale...
18 September 2009
CreditCards.com: Weekly Credit Card Rate Report
18 September 2009
Velocity Portfolio Group, Inc. Files Form 25 to Delist Shares From NYSE AMEX
17 September 2009
Milberg LLP Files Class Action Against NAF for Consumer Fraud and Breach of Contract by Favoring Creditors During the Arbitration Process
16 September 2009
Credit Suisse Publishes "The World Post the Credit Crisis" Report
15 September 2009