Uncertainty of an economic slowdown fueled predictions at yearend in 2019 but dissipated when the anticipated signs of a downtrend failed to come to fruition. While some are carrying 2019 concerns into 2020, others are questioning how the industry will fare against the presidential election in November.

New single-family home sales are on the rise after the previous month's rate was revised downward. The Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development announced earlier this week new home sales in November were at a seasonally adjusted rate of 719,000, up 1.3% from October.

As 2019 comes to a close, contractors are enjoying the ongoing decline in construction input prices, which decreased half of a percent in November.

Our recently published fall newsletter has great information about what NACM's economist thinks about the coming year, educational opportunities and the 2020 Credit Congress!

Each year, our board of directors fine tunes and recommits to the NACM mission of serving credit professionals. Check out our year in review.

Our summer newsletter is available! Check out more information on our upcoming education preparing for a mass casualty event; tips for using ICE more effectively and much more.

The most recent issue of the Heartland Headliner is available for download. This issue features information about credit write-ups, our Credit Congress reception, new webinar topics and much more!

Want to know the difference between a receivership and a bankruptcy? Wanda Borges, Esq., writes a great article for our winter newsletter exploring the differences. Check out a recap from the Best Practices Lunch and Learn, and much more. Download your copy of the Heartland Headliner today.

The 2017 Annual Report has been distributed.

The 2014 annual report has been distributed.

The 2015 annual report has been distributed.