News Headlines

• PR - Asset Inc. named to Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies List for 7th Consecutive Year 2/25/08
• Acxiom Survey Finds Positive Feelings on eMail 12/18/06
• Prices Flat in November; Inflation Slowing Down 12/15/06
• Visa USA Launches First Prepaid Contactless Program 12/13/06
• myFICO.com Introduces "One-Stop Shop" for Loan and Credit Information 12/13/06
• Retail Sales Show Real Strength in November 12/13/06
• Chase Bank and Trilegiant to Pay $14.5 million Over Deceptive Marketing 12/12/06
• Ameriprise Settles With Massachusetts Over Data Loss 12/12/06
• Visa USA Pledges $20 Million in Incentives to Protect Cardholder Data 12/12/06
• D&B Predicts Inflationary Pressures to Mount in Australia 12/11/06
• Payroll Growth Strong in Nov, Consumer Sentiment Weak in Dec 12/8/06
• Consumer Credit Fell at Fastest Rate in 14 Years in October 12/8/06
• FDIC Urges Low-cost Bank Loans for Military Personnel 12/7/06
• FTC to Reimburse Victims of ChoicePoint Security Lapse 12/7/06
• UNC Healthcare President Responds to Critics 12/7/06
• GuardID and Equifax to Co-Promote Consumer Solutions for ID Theft Protection 12/6/06
• New Research on Alternative Credit Data Shows Customer and Industry Interest 12/6/06
• D&B Australia: Debt Collection Expected to Jump Following Christmas Splurge 12/6/06
• Late Payments on Subprime Loans Soar in 2006 12/5/06
• Key Democrat Promises Credit Card Crackdown 12/5/06
• Peregrin Services Adds Staff to Meet Debt Management Solutions Demand 12/1/06
• Survey Says Americans will be Charging Heavily this Holiday Season 12/1/06
• IRS Audits More Millionaires and 6-figure Filers 11/21/06
• BofA Gets Reprieve From Appeals Court on $1.5 billion Judgment 11/21/06
• Schwab Sells Wealth Management Unit to BofA 11/20/06
• Rising Debt, Stress Ensnare Twentysomethings 11/20/06
• MasterCard Predicts Procrastination and Prudence During 2006 Holiday Shopping Season 11/20/06
• The Conference Board Leading Economic Indicators Index Increases 11/20/06
• Hospitals Lean on Liens to Collect Debt 11/20/06
• Prisoner Accused of Running Identity Theft Scheme Behind Bars 11/20/06
• Experian Consumer Borrowing Study Shows Big Increase in Late Pays 11/20/06
• U.S. Consumer Confidence Rebounds in Wake of Mid-term Elections 11/17/06
• Credit Unions and Community Banks Continue to Lead Large Banks Customer Satisfaction 11/17/06
• Target has No Plans to Sell Credit Card Business 11/17/06
• ABC-Amega Wins Competitive Bid for Credit Group Management Services 11/16/06
• Online Resources Announces New Stored Value Gift Card Service 11/15/06
• Higher Interest Rates, Declining Home Prices Put Americans at Financial Risk 11/15/06
• Core Inflation Drops by Most in 13 Years 11/14/06
• UK Overtakes U.S. for Personal Debt 11/13/06
• Auto Loans Are Acceptable Debts According To Christian Web Poll 11/13/06
• Alternative Credit Scoring Would Boost Mortgage Lending 11/13/06
• Credit Card Performance Still Strong; Charge-offs May Pick Up 11/13/06
• Lawsuit Filed Against Collector, Experian and Hospital Over Credit Reporting 11/10/06
• AADMO to Release IRS Training Video for Credit Counseling Agency Investigations 11/9/06
• Fair Isaac Touting Study on Non-Traditional Credit Score 11/9/06
• Ford Credit Subsidiary Settles Discrimination Case for Nearly $2.5 million 11/9/06
• MasterCard, Visa $336 million Exchange Settlement Gets OK 11/9/06
• Credit Counseling Service Receives $50,000 Grant from BofA 11/8/06
• Massive Drop in Consumer Credit Reported for September 11/8/06
• State Credit Freeze Law Ruled Unconstitutional 11/7/06

Analysis Headlines

• Customer Centric Collections – Part 2
• Predicting a Cure for Collections-Induced Customer Attrition
• Customer Centric Collections – Part 1
• As The Debtor Turns
• Making Applications Processes Customer Friendly – Part 3
• Making Applications Processes Customer Friendly - Part 2
• Making Applications Processes Customer Friendly – Part 1

Research Headlines

• Kaulkin Report 6th Edition - Chapter 1: The Credit Economy