News Headlines

• Mortgage Meltdown: Next Steps Coming Soon in Rescue of Fannie, Freddie 7/22/08
• Commercial Bankruptcies Up 45 Percent in First Half of 2008 7/21/08
• Bank Roundup: UBS to Quit Some U.S. Services; Cap One and JPMorgan Beat Expectations 7/18/08
• Collection Industry Analysts Slightly Bearish on Second Half Economy 7/9/08
• Credit Card Debt Surges in May After Falling in April 7/9/08
• 2008 M&A Activity in the Debt Collection Industry on Target to Exceed 2007 Results 7/9/08
• Economy Loses More Jobs than Expected in June 7/3/08
• Collection Tech Vendors See Slow Down Continuing 7/3/08
• Card Delinquencies Rise to 4.51% in 1Q: Bank Group 7/2/08
• ACA Seeks Email Solutions, Urges Debtor Empathy 7/1/08

Press Releases

• Mortgage Loan Delinquency Rates Rise For Fifth Straight Quarter: TransUnion 6/11/08
• No Economic Recovery For Businesses In 2008, Says Euler Chief Economist 6/6/08
• Debt Settlement USA Launches Consumer Debt Index 6/5/08
• Worst Impact of the Credit Crisis Yet to Come: Survey 6/4/08
• Discover U.S. Spending Monitor Rises 1.4 Points in May 6/4/08
• Discover Small Business Watch: Economic Confidence Picks up as Cash Flow Issues Improve 5/27/08
• Global Factoring Firm Coface Downgrades Seven Industry Sectors 5/23/08
• Foreclosure Activity Rises 4% in April: RealtyTrac 5/14/08
• Discover U.S. Spending Monitor Shows Little Movement in April 5/8/08
• Subtle Changes in the Fed Statement Send Significant Signals 5/1/08

Analysis Headlines

• 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