Skip to content

Tag Archives: consumer

Congress, Bankruptcy, & Consumer Debt…

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Is Congress ready to do something about how consumer debt is collected- Is anyone familiar with this issue…Not quite sure what it’s about:
“And on the arbitration front, hearings today will focus on “the misuse of arbitration to collect consumer debt.”
Click here to read the rest:
http://www.thepoptort.com/2009/07/congress-deals-with.html

Filed in Uncategorized | Also tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Consumer Confidence in Florida

Thursday, July 2, 2009

From Florida,
Florida’s consumer confidence fell three points in June to 68, possibly because of new and increased state fees for residents,
Click here for the rest:
http://news.ufl.edu/2009/06/30/cc0609/

Filed in Uncategorized | Also tagged , , , | Comments (3)

Will The Downturn Affect Consumers?

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

According to this Bloomberg survey, it might:
Surging unemployment in the U.S. will delay a recovery in consumer spending and mute the rebound when it does materialize, according to a Bloomberg News survey.
Click here to read about the survey:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news

Filed in Uncategorized | Also tagged , , | Comments (3)

Seeking Alpha & Bankruptcies

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Yesterday I posted a link to an NPR story about medical debt & bankruptcy…
More on the medical debt & bankruptcy filings issue covered over here at SeekingAlpha.com:
Click here to read about it:
http://seekingalpha.com/article/141769-bankrupt

Filed in Uncategorized | Also tagged , , , , | Comments (1)

Consumer Bankruptcies In May…

Thursday, June 18, 2009

According to this blog post, bankruptcies increased in May:
More than 124,800 people sought protection from their creditors in bankruptcy court, up 37 percent from last year.
Read the rest over here:
http://blogs.reuters.com/shop-talk/2009/06/02/consumer-bankruptcy-filings-jump-in-may/

Filed in Uncategorized | Also tagged , , , , , | Comments (1)