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News Headlines
- Government Extends TALF Debt-Securities Purchasing Program 8/19/09
- United Recovery Systems Acquired by Private Equity Group 12/24/08
- United Recovery Systems Acquired by Private Equity Group 12/24/08
- The Credit Crisis Claims Goldman Sachs as an Earnings Victim 12/17/08
- The Credit Crisis Claims Goldman Sachs as an Earnings Victim 12/17/08
- The Credit Crisis Claims Goldman Sachs as an Earnings Victim 12/17/08
- Fed Helps AIG Take Risky Loans Off its Balance Sheet 12/4/08
- Government to Spend $200 billion to Unclog Consumer Lending Market 11/26/08
- Local Gov’ts Seeking $66 billion in Bonds Nov 4, But Voters May Reject 10/31/08
- ARM Industry Players Pushing for Role in $700 billion Bailout 10/23/08
- New Regulatory Requirements for Hospitals Present ARM Opportunities 10/21/08
- Consumer Banks to Focus on Credit Risk in 2009: Analyst 10/20/08
- Medical Accounts Receivables Funding Industry Evolves in Wake of NCFE 10/17/08
- IDT Debt Buying Operation Struggles in Latest Quarter 10/15/08
- Servicing Loans Crucial to Success of the Bailout Plan 10/9/08
- Global Central Banks Intervene; Fed Cuts Interest Rates 10/8/08
- Citigroup to Buy Wachovia Banking Operations: FDIC 9/29/08
- Debate Begins on Government’s $700 billion Bank Bailout 9/22/08
- WaMu Up on Auction Block, Wachovia Could Buy Morgan Stanley 9/18/08
- Government Steps in to Save Insurer AIG 9/17/08
- Credit Crunch to Impact Business Insurance Pricing in 2009: KMPG 9/12/08
- Portfolio Recovery Associates Expands Credit Agreement 9/9/08
- Securities Backed by Credit Card, Auto Loans Poorest Performers 9/4/08
- Reimbursement Woes Force Physician-owned Hospital Into Chapter 11 9/3/08
- Health Care Providers Find Factoring Companies Fill Financing Void 9/2/08
- Bank Earnings Down 87 percent, More Failures May Be Coming: FDIC 8/27/08
- IRS Releases Final Schedule H Form for Not-for-Profit Hospitals 8/21/08
- Credit Card Performance Weighs Down Target in Quarter 8/19/08
- Debt Buyer FirstCity Posts Loss in Second Quarter 8/11/08
- Visa Posts Gains in Quarter; MasterCard Records Loss on American Express Settlement 7/31/08
- Covered Bond Market to be Expanded to Fund Mortgages 7/29/08
- Credit Card Charge-Offs See Big Leap in May Year-Over-Year: Moody’s 7/28/08
- Washington Mutual Reports $3.3 billion Loss, But Active Credit Card Business 7/23/08
- Intrum Justitia Revenues Hit $150 million in Second Quarter 7/22/08
- Credit Card Charges Hit Bank of America and Citi in Second Quarter 7/21/08
- Bank Roundup: UBS to Quit Some U.S. Services; Cap One and JPMorgan Beat Expectations 7/18/08
- Capital One Reports Higher Charge Offs for Credit Cards in June 7/16/08
- Citigroup to Sell German Banking Unit for $7.7 billion 7/11/08
- Wachovia Names New CEO, Warns of Large Loss for Second Quarter 7/10/08
- Asset Acceptance Shares Slide on Analyst Downgrade 7/9/08
- Encore Capital Expands Credit Facility to $335 million, Adds Three Lenders 7/8/08
- Proposed FASB Accounting Changes Aimed at Credit Card Issuers 7/8/08
- TeleTech Will Restate Certain Financials Back to 2005 7/2/08
- CIT Sells Home Lending and Housing Units for $1.5 Billion 7/1/08
- Intrum Justitia's Norwegian Subsidiary Regains Collection License 7/1/08
- Consumer Portfolio Gets $10 Million in Financing 7/1/08
- Small Business Economic Confidence Dropped to New Low in June 6/30/08
- Discover Reports 12 Percent Rise in Profits in Fiscal 2Q 6/26/08
- MasterCard to Pay American Express $1.8 Billion to Settle Antitrust Suit 6/25/08
- Portfolio Recovery Fee for Service Business Thriving Despite Anchor Loss 6/20/08
Analysis Headlines
- Balance Sheet Management: A Tale of Two Agencies
- Mixed Results to Date for Mergers and Acquisitions in the Accounts Receivable Management Industry
- Creditors Are Shifting Strategy: Soon, Less will be More
- Does Your Online Advertising Pass the Stress Test? Eight Questions to Answer Before Your Next Campaign
- Mergers and Acquisitions in the ARM Industry Surprisingly Active
- The Business Case for Engaged Employees
- Obtaining Financing for a Collection Agency in Today's Market
- Welcome Tax Season
- Six-Sigma Methodologies Can be a Fit for ARM Firms
- What Makes a Collection Agency a Best Place to Work?
- Survival Tips to Weather the Economy for Bankcard/Credit Card Agencies
- Minimize Losses or Maximize Profits?
- The 5 E’s: A Creditor’s Guide to Managing Outside Collection Agencies
- Big Banks Seek Regional, Midsize Partners as Downturn Slams Profits
- Accounting for Bad Debt: Charity Care, IRS Form 990, and ARM
- Valuing Your Business: Clients Make all the Difference
- Private Equity Legend Enters the ARM Industry – Big Time
- Creditors Exercising Options for Receivables Management
- Effective Ways to Create and Motivate a Winning Team
- Negotiation and Vendor Contracts
- ARM Business Planning for 2007
- 6 Steps to Retaining Your Best Employees
- They Made a List, Checkin’ it Twice
- Getting On Track with Onboarding
- Maximizing the Productivity and Effectiveness of Collectors – Part 4
- Maximizing the Productivity and Effectiveness of Collectors – Part 3
- Maximizing the Productivity and Effectiveness of Collectors – Part 2
- The Role of Technology in Deductions and Dispute Management
- Maximizing Productivity and Effectiveness of Collectors – Part 1
- Predicting a Cure for Collections-Induced Customer Attrition
- The Need for Autocash in the Collection and Deduction Process
- Separate Your Agency from the Competition
- Early Findings from the Kaulkin Report
- Using the Law with Collections Efforts for Increased Recovery
- One Size Does Not Fit All in the World of AR Best Practices
- Seven Habits - and Rewards - of Highly Efficient Collections Operations
- Optimising the H-factor
- Effective Communication: The Client-Vendor Dilemma
- Expert Roundtable: Nearshore and Offshore Outsourcing
Research Headlines
- Kaulkin Report 7 Excerpt - Private Equity Investors Will Continue to Drive M&A Events
- Healthcare ARM Report - Threats to the Healthcare ARM Industry
- Global Debt Buying Report - Outlook on Market Threats
Press Releases
- CapMan Public Market Fund Invests in Intrum Justitia AB 10/28/09
- BancTec Executive Paul Diegelman Selected for International Accounts Payable Professionals' Strategic Advisory Council 9/15/09
- Invoice Factoring: Helping Small Businesses Leverage Health Care Costs 9/14/09
- ALI Solutions Reports Successful Deployments of Preemptive Risk Solutions 8/26/09
- United Capital Funding Corp. Announces Several New Client Relationships 8/26/09
- Factoring Solutions From BusinessFactors.com Help Struggling Businesses 7/10/09
- Gila Corporation Takes Time to Sharpen the Saw 7/2/09
- Second Round, LP Signs the Collector’s Pledge 6/30/09
- Share Capital Increase as a Result of Employee Stock Option Exercise Pursuant to Intrum Justitia's Employee Stock Option Program 6/30/09
- Health Systems Select MedAssets' Claims Management Solutions to Drive Financial Improvement 6/5/09
- Portfolio Recovery Associates to Present at JMP Securities Research Conference 5/20/09
- Corporations Prioritize Working Capital Management According to Vengroff, Williams & Associates Survey 5/14/09
- Understanding Client Financial Control and Audit Expectations at NARCA in Boston 4/29/09
- Intrum Justitia Announces Share Capital Increase as a Result of Employee Stock Option Exercise 3/31/09
- Intrum Justitia Changes Accounting Standard and Publishes Restated Historical Figures According to IFRS 8 3/25/09
- Coface Maintains Solid Growth and Limits the Downslide in 2008 Results 3/23/09
- The Conference Board Announces Executive Compensation Task Force 3/13/09
- Mede’s Performance Analytics Solution Suite Receives HFMA Peer Review Designation 2/27/09
- Asta Funding Reaches Agreements With Its Lenders and Announces Cost Reduction Program 2/20/09
- ABA Testifies On Status of Capital Purchase Program and Future Use of TARP Funds 1/14/09
- Intrum Justitia's Share Capital Increases as a Result of Employee Stock Option Exercise 12/31/08
- Asta Funding Cuts Dividend, Announces Board Resignation 12/19/08
- Compliance Spectrum Webinar Helps IT Survive the Regulatory Tsunami with the Unified Compliance Framework 12/15/08
- Banks Face Daunting Challenge of Moving Distressed Assets From Balance Sheets 12/1/08
- Governors, Legislators Update Current State Fiscal Conditions 12/1/08
- Online Resources Recognized for High Growth 11/14/08
- BMO Bank of Montreal Adopts Nomis Solutions’ Pricing Optimization 11/14/08
- Microfinance Looks Set to Emerge as a New Asset Class 11/13/08
- Streamline Capital Designates Portfolio Management Group as Exclusive Sales Agent 11/5/08
- Dey’s End Consulting Enhances Operations Consulting Offering with Marketing & Advertising Expertise 10/28/08
- Encore Capital to Announce Third Quarter 2008 Results on October 28 10/17/08
- Nomination Committee for Intrum Justitia AB 10/16/08
- M&A Activity in the Debt Collection and ARM Industry Holds Steady through Q308 10/15/08
- FirstCity Financial Completes Purchases Under Stock Repurchase Plan 10/14/08
- Survey of Financial Institutions on Credit Crisis 10/13/08
- Industry Expert Offers 30 Minute Webinars with Answers to Contact Center Challenges 10/13/08
- Treasury Announces Solicitations for Financial Agents For Rescue Plan 10/7/08
- PIC Solutions Launches New Credit Academy Seminar 10/6/08
- Fitch: Historic High for U.S. Prime Auto ABS Losses 10/1/08
- Pitney Bowes Group 1 Software Announces MAIL360 Solution to Ease Intelligent Mail Barcode Transition 9/17/08
- DebtX Offers CMBS Loan Pricing Data To Bloomberg Subscribers 9/4/08
- Fitch: U.S. Credit Card ABS Performance Holds Up Despite Higher Chargeoffs 8/19/08
- PIC Solutions Expands Board of Directors 8/13/08
- Executive Changes: Two Elected To Online Resources Board Of Directors 8/1/08
- Texas A&M Harnesses the Power of Chesapeake’s T-Recs Enterprise 7/31/08
- Europe’s Banks Forecast to Lose $189 billion Between 2008 and 2010 7/28/08
- VISTA Consulting Releases Receivables Management “Textbook” 7/2/08
- JPMorgan Chase Announces Internal Restructuring Transactions and Guarantees Related to Bear Stearns Acquisition 7/1/08
- ARGYLE Solutions and Equicare Capital to Merge Brands 6/24/08
- California Collector Earns Small Business of the Year Honors 6/24/08
