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Consumer Credit Spikes Upward in June 2006
Consumer credit jumped by $10.3 billion in June 2006, according to the latest figures released by the Federal Reserve. Of that amount, $6.65 billion was in the form of revolving (credit card) debt. With most analysts predicting an increase of just $4 billion in June, these figures were much higher than expected. In addition, the
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Debt Collection Madness in Massachusetts
The Boston Globe recently ran a scathing 4-part special report on abusive debt collection practices in Massachusetts. Part One, “No Mercy for Consumers” describes the tactics of two area collection agencies that purchase old delinquent debts and enforce collection by filing lawsuits in small claims courts. The preferred method of forcing payment is the repossession
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Is the Collection Industry Good for the U.S. Economy?
The debt collection industry is good for the U.S. economy! I’ll bet you didn’t know that, right? This conclusion was reported recently in a study commissioned by ACA International, the trade organization for the collection industry. Surprisingly, there has been very little media attention about the report. Given the mountain of bad publicity that the


