Household debt changes impact collections industry
Staff
March 22, 2013
Credit card debt is down; medical debt and student loans are up, and the median net worth of Americans is still far below levels of
Credit card debt is down; medical debt and student loans are up, and the median net worth of Americans is still far below levels of
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By Mary Fricker What types of stories emerge from covering the repo market that are interesting? What stories are not being covered that should be
There’s no polite way to say this so I’ll just be blunt. Too much business journalism is crap. It’s dull, reactive, inaccurate, misleading…did I say
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