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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Debt Collection Industry Employers Add Jobs to U.S. Economy in Second Quarter

10 August 2011

S&P: US Long-Term Credit Rating Lowered On Political Risks and Rising Debt Burden

6 August 2011

Collection Agencies Find it Hard to Collect in Second Quarter

5 August 2011

Government Spending is Our Only Friend; We Need to Make New Ones

3 August 2011

Will Government Debt Collectors Get Paid in a Federal Debt Default?

1 August 2011

The Debt Limit Debate and its Impact on ARM Industry

1 August 2011

HSBC Sells 195 Bank Branches; Laying Off 30,000; Looking for Credit Card Buyer

1 August 2011

Big Bank CEOs Urge U.S. Debt Limit Deal

28 July 2011

JP Morgan Chase Profits Rise 13 Percent

14 July 2011

Florida Scam Artists (and a friend in Pittsburgh) Defraud Seniors in Reverse Mortgage Game

12 July 2011

Credit Card Debt Surges in May

11 July 2011

Consumer Credit Delinquencies Rise Slightly In First Quarter 2011

7 July 2011

Consumer Bankruptcy Filings Down 8 Percent through First Half of 2011

6 July 2011

Consumer Credit Improves in Uneven Recovery: Equifax

5 July 2011

Looking Back on What we Said at the Beginning of the Financial Crisis

29 June 2011

Chase Survey of Business Executives Shows Most Are Optimistic about Growth and Half Will Add Positions

29 June 2011

IRS Having Trouble Keeping its Own Employees Compliant

23 June 2011

S&P/Experian Credit Default Indices Show Decreases in Default Rates in May

22 June 2011

Another News Outlet Gets Collection Agencies Wrong

21 June 2011

Consumer Economic Snapshot: Comparing Aprils

21 June 2011