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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Paper: Mainstream Lenders Prey Upon the Weak
12 September 2006
Commentary: New Fed will Need Guts to Keep Raising Rates
12 September 2006
Freddie Mac Report Looks at Asian Homebuyers in the U.S.
12 September 2006
Consumer Prices Plunge 0.6% in November
12 September 2006
Bank of America Receives Federal Reserve Approval for MBNA Merger
12 September 2006
Some Sam's Club Customers' Credit Card Data Possibly Exposed
12 September 2006
JP Morgan Chase to Purchase Collegiate Funding Services for $633 million
12 September 2006
3rd qtr Mortgage Delinquencies Rise
12 September 2006
WalMart Starting to Pass Bad Check Collection to Private Collection Firms
12 September 2006
Email Marketing Communications From Credit Card Issuers to Their Customers Should Be Improved - Report
12 September 2006
First Data Prepaid Services' Survey Profiles Canadian Gift Card Market
12 September 2006
Experian Acquires PriceGrabber.com
12 September 2006
Citigroup Bids $1.5 bln for China Bank Stake
12 September 2006
U.S. Banks Raise Prime Rate to 7.25 percent
12 September 2006
Consumer Sentiment Improves in December
12 September 2006
Freddie Mac Survey Asks Why More Delinquent Borrowers Don't Call Lenders for Help
12 September 2006
TSYS Acquires Equity Interest In China UnionPay Data
12 September 2006
Cooler U.S. Housing Market to Slow GDP in 2006
12 September 2006
Fed Seen Raising U.S. Rates, May Signal Change Ahead
12 September 2006
Subprime Bankcard Growth on the Rise, Reports TransUnion
12 September 2006