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The Credit Risk Trends that Matter Now.

Whether the US economy is currently in a recession or is rapidly approaching one continues to be a debate for economists. Some speculate that we are already in a recession that will end quickly, and in a soft landing. Others think there are much rougher waters ahead.

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Charting the Course and Steering Toward Success: The Collections Industry in 2022

In this new, in-depth market report from TransUnion, prepared in collaboration with research firm Aite-Novarica Group, you'll find insights into ​the trends, challenges and innovations reshaping third-party collections. ​Learn more about what’s currently going on in the industry, where we go from here and how you can best position your organization for the future.


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New Requirement for Commercial Collection Agencies to Remain Certified

CHICAGO, Ill. --Commercial Collection Agencies of America recently announced that the Independent Standards Board, which creates, renews, and amends the Association’s certification program, has added a new requirement to the certification program effective January 1, 2023.

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Calif. App. Court (6th Dist) Holds Alleged Misidentification of ‘Charge-Off Creditor’ Not ‘Material’

The California Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District, recently affirmed the dismissal of a consumer’s California Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act claim based on an alleged violation of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the California Fair Debt Buying Practices Act in supposedly failing to properly identify the “charge-off creditor.”

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DCM Services Names Scott Lane as Chief Financial Officer

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn – DCM Services, Inc. (“DCMS”), a portfolio company of NMS Capital (“NMS”) names Scott Lane to the position of Chief Financial Officer.

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SCOTUS Agrees to Decide Whether CFPB’s Funding Is Unconstitutional but Will Not Hear Case Until Next Term

The U.S. Supreme Court has granted the certiorari petition filed by the CFPB seeking review of the Fifth Circuit panel decision in Community Financial Services Association of America Ltd. v. CFPB.  In that decision, the Fifth Circuit panel held the CFPB’s funding mechanism violates the Appropriations Clause of the U.S. Constitution and, as a remedy for the constitutional violation, vacated the CFPB’s payday lending rule (Rule).  The Court was unwilling, however, to expedite the case and hear it this Term as requested by the CFPB and instead will hear the case next Term.

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How A Compliant No-Cost-To-Biller Fee Model Can Help Your Business. [Sponsored]

In collections, the biggest challenge is getting in contact with account holders and setting up a payment agreement to resolve outstanding debt, especially with consumers who have a low propensity to pay. But once the agreement is made, it’s smooth sailing. Right?

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TREND ANALYSIS: Is the Economic Alarm Bell Ringing?

5 April 2023 at 02:00 p.m.

Consumers have been contending with high interest rates and inflation for about two years now, but delinquency trends have been steady. Now, they’re edging up past pre-pandemic levels. Is the economic alarm bell ringing? 


Join host Erin Kerr and panelists Andrew Domino (COO and Managing Partner, Bridgeforce) and Russ Kotlicky (Senior Director, Ops Delivery at Auriemma Roundtables) as they discuss the macroeconomic trends that affect collections & recovery professionals, and how to use those trends to prepare for what might be an economic crisis.

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