 Due to the profitability of the industry, debt buying experienced dramatic expansion from 2000 through 2005, doubling its debt acquisition in those years.According to a 2004 "Healthcare Financial Management" web page, credit card debt comprises seventy percent of the accounts sold to debt buyers, followed by automobile loans, telecommunications debt and retail accounts.By 2005 the total of consumer loans had climbed to a new high of over $2 trillion, representing a 25% increase since 2000.