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Receivables and the Economy
With an increasingly unstable receivables economy, it’s more important than ever for all accounts receivables management professionals to stay informed. The shifting receivables economy has a dramatic effect on consumer lending and credit, with powerful implications for debt collection and debt purchasing in various markets.
Free reports on government receivables from insideARM:
News Headlines
- Debt Purchasing Takes Center Stage at ACA International Fall Forum 11/6/09
- Banks Charging Off Debt at a Higher Rate than in Great Depression 10/28/09
- Credit and Debt Collection Firms’ Performance and Outlook Improving 10/19/09
- Credit Card Debt Evaporating in U.S.; Down 13 percent in August 10/8/09
- Bernanke Tries to Push an Unpopular TALF Program 10/1/09
- insideARM.com Announces the Best Places to Work in Collections for 2009 9/30/09
- Chargeoffs a Key Driver in Declining Credit Card Balances 9/23/09
- Consumer Credit Contracts at Record Pace in July 9/9/09
- Consumer Credit Balances Shifting to Lower Quality Brackets 9/4/09
- Survey Says Health Care Reform Still Popular as ARM Industry Examine Changes 9/3/09
- Debt Buyers Feeling Economic Pinch More than Collection Agencies 8/31/09
- Credit Card Chargeoffs and Delinquencies Contracting Over Summer 8/26/09
- Government Extends TALF Debt-Securities Purchasing Program 8/19/09
- NCO Group Lowers Losses in Q2 as Revenues Decline 8/18/09
- Collection Agency Layoffs Reach Highest Level of Downturn in Q2 8/17/09
- Consumer Credit Outstanding Continued Nosedive in June 8/10/09
- Debt Buyer Asta Funding Swings to Profit in Latest Quarter 8/5/09
- Kaulkin Advisors Discuss the ARM Industry and Ways Collection Agencies Can Survive the Recession 7/24/09
- Credit Card Business Model Tested in Current Downturn 7/15/09
- Consumer Bankruptcies on Pace to Hit Pre-Reform Levels in 2009 7/8/09
- Americans Going Delinquent on Loans at Record Pace 7/7/09
- Card Chargeoffs Accelerate, Break 10 Percent Barrier in May 7/2/09
- Fed Reflects on Financial Crisis and Its Root Causes 6/24/09
- Asset Acceptance to Create Hundreds of Jobs Under Agreement with Michigan 6/19/09
- As President Stands to Grant More Powers, Fed Faces Numerous Attacks 6/17/09
- Collection Agencies Experimenting with Technology to Deliver Results in Tough Times 6/10/09
- U.S. Consumer Credit Plummets in April; Credit Cards Fall 11 percent 6/8/09
- In Your Words: Comments from the ARM Industry Confidence Survey 6/1/09
- Banks Eager to Repay Bailout Money to Escape Government Control 5/21/09
- Collateral-Backed Lending Led to Economic Crisis: FDIC Chair 5/14/09
- Bernanke at Fed Meeting: More Banking Oversight Needed 5/8/09
- Asset Acceptance Earns $4.6 million in Q1, Above Analyst Estimates 5/1/09
- U.S. Economy Shrinks at 6.1 percent Pace in First Quarter 4/30/09
- Portfolio Recovery Earns $10.1 million in Tricky First Quarter 4/29/09
- Credit Card Chargeoffs Continue to Rise; 10% Rates May be Seen in 2009 4/22/09
- Credit Card Debt Shrinks at Fastest Rate in 30 Years in February 4/8/09
- Servicers to Play Important Role in Toxic Asset Plan 4/2/09
- Room For Healthcare Reform in President’s Budget: Analysts 3/27/09
- Fourth Quarter GDP Contraction Revised to 6.3 percent 3/26/09
- Fed Tries to Rebuild the Economy with $1.2 trillion Effort 3/19/09
- Commercial Debt Collection Market Faring Better than Consumer, But Worst May Still be Ahead 3/13/09
- ARM Leader Harvey Vengroff’s Tax Protest Creating Jobs in Florida 3/12/09
- In Your Words: The ARM Industry on the Current State of Affairs 3/10/09
- Consumer Credit Performance Continues to Weaken As Card Chargeoffs Soar 3/4/09
- Rough Economy Putting Collection Agencies in Difficult Position 3/3/09
- GDP Contraction in Q4 Revised Sharply to 6.2 percent 2/27/09
- Asset Acceptance Posts Lower Earnings, But Beats Estimates 2/20/09
- Debt Buyers Eagerly Eyeing Treasury Department’s Recovery Plan 2/13/09
- Staffing Cuts Hit ARM Industry According to Survey 2/12/09
- U.S. to Use Funds to Create Massive Debt Buying Market for Bad Loans 2/11/09
Analysis Headlines
- Mixed Results to Date for Mergers and Acquisitions in the Accounts Receivable Management Industry
- Creditors Are Shifting Strategy: Soon, Less will be More
- New World Order? The Recession's Lasting Impact on the ARM Industry
- Loan Modification and Delinquency Management Approaches that Build Loyalty
- Are We There Yet? Liquidation Performance A Key Indicator of Economic Recovery
- Changes in the Healthcare Industry that will Impact ARM Companies
- The Amount of Consumer Credit At Risk Jumps In February
- Welcome Tax Season
- Consumer Credit At Risk On The Rise
- Strategies for Surviving and Thriving in This Recession: Refocus, Retool, Rethink
- Banks Show Sliding Confidence on Collection Prospects, But Expect Rebound: Survey
- Q3 Ends with Moderating Consumer Sentiment, but Confidence Hit by October Plunge
- Consumers are Continuing to Spend But Not Contribute to Real Economic Growth
- Market Report: Seven Factors Influencing the Credit Card Market
- Consumer Gloominess Likely to Continue to Pressure Collections
- Creditor Survey Underscores Anxiety about Current Economic Conditions
- Card Charge Offs Latest Sign of Rising Consumer Debt
- Economy Creating a Challenging Collections Environment
- Big Banks Seek Regional, Midsize Partners as Downturn Slams Profits
- Consumer Confidence Down
- The State of the Industry: What is Next for ARM?
- Sector-Specific Trends Impacting Credit Card ARM: Mortgage
Research Headlines
- Kaulkin Report 7 Excerpt - Significant Forecasted Growth in Consumer Credit
- Kaulkin Report 7 Excerpt - More Household Income Used to Repay Debt
Press Releases
- Bharatbook.com Included New Report On "Collections and Debt Management In UK Personal Lending" In Its Market Report 11/5/09
- Small Businesses Turn To Bibby Financial Services As Credit Card Pricing Soars 11/5/09
- Survey Shows that Consumers Opt Against Charging Holiday Purchases 11/2/09
- Another Record Set for Commercial Accounts Placed with Commercial Collection Agencies, But... 11/2/09
- Fitch: U.S. Credit Card Performance Measures Mixed as Chargeoffs Drop 10/30/09
- CCAA Members' Business-to-Business Accounts Placed for Collections Continue to Rise 10/29/09
- Debt Settlement Industry to FTC: We Provide Valuable Service to Consumers 10/28/09
- As Some Top Metro Foreclosure Activity Rates Decrease, New Foreclosure Hot Spots Emerge in Q3 10/28/09
- Western Union Money Mindset Index Shows New Data on Consumer Behavio 10/16/09
- U.S. Foreclosure Activity Sets New Quarterly Record, Up 23 Percent From Q3 2008 10/15/09
- Heightened Focus on Receivables Management Having Stabilising Effect on Payment Behaviour During Recession in 2009 10/14/09
- New Research: Some Australians Vulnerable to Mounting Debt 10/13/09
- Clams Review Corporation and Denied Claims Services Company Change Marketing Strategies 10/12/09
- Consumers Nationwide Pay Down Credit Card Debt in September 10/12/09
- Control Data Inc. Collection Agency Creates New Business Practices in Slow Economy 10/7/09
- Average Credit Card Rate Breaks 15 Percent, Hits Two-Year High, According to IndexCreditCards.com Survey 10/6/09
- The Receivables Exchange and Smyth Solutions Partner to Provide America’s Businesses with Fast Access to Capital at Competitive Rates 10/6/09
- Consumer Delinquencies Continue Upward Climb In Second Quarter 2009 10/1/09
- Paul Allen May Lose Control of Charter in Banko and News on Other Challenged U.S. Companies 9/29/09
- Record $21.6 Billion Drop In Consumer Debt Signals New Attitude About Debt And Money Management 9/23/09
- Access Capital Investment Group Facilitates a $50 Million Loan Participation Sale... 9/18/09
- CreditCards.com: Weekly Credit Card Rate Report 9/18/09
- TransUnion Consumer Credit Risk Index Continues to Rise, Though 13 States See Decline 9/15/09
- Credit Suisse Publishes "The World Post the Credit Crisis" Report 9/15/09
- Boom For Some Contact Centres as Economy Slumps 9/14/09
- Foreclosure Activity Remains Near Record Level In August, According To RealtyTrac 9/10/09
- Tribune Co. Divests Cubs and News on Other Challenged U.S. Companies for Aug 24 9/3/09
- Credit Card Issuers Seeing Improvement 8/31/09
- EOS Group Announces Fifth International EOS Congress in Berlin 8/24/09
- Reader's Digest Readies Planned Bankruptcy and News on Other Challenged U.S. Companies for Aug 24 8/24/09
- Mortgage Delinquencies Set Record in Second Quarter 8/21/09
- Collection Agency Says Flexibility in Tough Times is the Key to Resolving Past-due Debt 8/20/09
- Leading Finance Publication Names Brainware's Solutions as Best-of-Breed for A/P and A/R Processing 8/17/09
- CEO and General Counsel Acquired Majority Shareholder Status of Creditor Recovery Corporation 8/14/09
- TowerGroup: Lender Angst and Consumer Frugality Drive Debit Card Transactions Over Credit Card 8/14/09
- U.S. Foreclosure Activity Increases 7 Percent in July; Up 32 Percent from Last Year 8/13/09
- Survey Results Provide Snapshot of Americans Financial Attitudes 8/7/09
- Credit Card Industry Initiative a Disservice to Financially Strapped Consumers 8/7/09
- New Consumer Research Examines Credit Card Usage and Future Impact on the Credit Card Industry 8/6/09
- Discover® U.S. Spending MonitorSM Falls for Second Consecutive Month as More Consumers Grow Concerned about the Economy and Their Finances 8/5/09
- Optimism Down as Small Business Owners Report Declining Revenues and Spending 8/3/09
- New Experian Research Examines the Impact of the Economic Downturn on Small Business 8/3/09
- EOS Five Nations Survey 2009 on European Payment Practices 8/3/09
- Ocwen Endorses Administration's Stepped-Up Effort to Promote Mortgage Modifications 7/31/09
- Sun Belt Dominates First Half 2009 Foreclosure Rankings But Unemployment-Related Foreclosures may be Spreading 7/30/09
- Consumers Gaining Control of their Finances; Western Union Research Reveals "Cautiously Optimistic" Money Mindset 7/29/09
- Greater Improvement in Payment Terms Needed to Put Australia Firmly on the Path to Recovery 7/29/09
- UK Consumer Credit Market Outlook Q1 2009 - The Credit Crunch Continues to Affect the Confidence of Borrowers and Lenders 7/23/09
- High Credit Card Default Rates--A Big Factor in APR and Fee Hikes 7/22/09
- Associations Form Strategic Partnership to Deliver New Resources for Finance, Operational Professionals 7/21/09
