Your Virtual Credit Manager

APRIL 2, 2024

Still others may be predictive of default, financial distress or financial health, and creditworthiness. To continue reading and learn the value of using commercial credit scores to rank the customers in your AR portfolio, as well as six ways to leverage customer rankings, you need to be a paid subscriber to Your Virtual Credit Manager.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

(Photo by Aziz Acharki on Unsplash ) Because Credit Policy is a part of Sales Policy, how you manage credit impacts company profits. How then does your Credit Policy affect your overall profitability? It affects the level of bad debt loss (uncollected Accounts Receivables) you suffer.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Subscribe now Impact of Offering Discounts From the seller’s perspective, the effect on revenue from offering an early pay discount needs to be weighed against the potential reduction in Accounts Receivable (AR) carrying costs, bad debt and collection expenses. it just might help them pay you sooner!

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aptic

OCTOBER 12, 2021

In the wake of the banking crisis, the European Central Bank (ECB) defined three grades of non-performing loans: past due, unlikely-to-pay (UTP) and bad loans. Today, the UTP category is more relevant than ever in the field of credit management. To identify UTP debts, you need to pick up on the warning signs in good time.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

This prediction, although bold, is corroborated by the broader economic data, including escalating corporate bankruptcies, tightening loan standards by banks, and the surge in delinquent debt balances and consumer debt. Obtain Quotes on Credit Insurance. This is a great way to indemnify your company from most bad debt losses.

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Eastern Credit Management Services

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

A detailed credit application does two things, it informs your customer of the terms and conditions of the credit you extend. Secondly, it gathers valuable information from your customer that can then be used to recoup the overdue account if your customer defaults on payment.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Poor Credit Management' We’ve already talked about how poor credit decisions can impact sales and collections. In small companies, this may occur due to a lack of credit analysis skills. Here’s more on credit evaluations. Credit management, however, doesn’t stop with the initial customer analysis.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

APRIL 18, 2023

. “First party” means routine collection contact for slight to medium delinquency account verses their usual highly escalated, urgent (third party) collection of very aged AR in danger of default. to minimize the chance of bad debt loss. Compare the cost of outsourcing to the full cost of using internal resources.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

JANUARY 10, 2023

Photo by Patrick Hendry on Unsplash Although defaults resulting in significant bad debt losses are a rare event for trade creditors, much of the focus of AR Management is on credit risk. While credit policy is important, collection efficiency is critical to any organization extending trade credit.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

AUGUST 29, 2023

Use the following formula to determine your CEI: (Beginning receivables + Monthly credit sales - Ending total receivables) ÷ (Beginning receivables + Monthly credit sales - Ending current receivables). Bad Debt Write-Offs Are Increasing: When bad debts get ahead of budget, you need to take a look at why that is happening.

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Know-It Global

APRIL 26, 2023

Credit risk is the potential for a borrower to fail to repay a loan or credit extended to them. Understanding how much credit risk a business could pose to you is critical if you want to avoid disaster! Failure to manage credit risk can lead to bad debts, cashflow problems, and eventually, business failure.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Your Virtual Credit Manager (YVCM) previously published an article discussing the pros and cons of Prompt Payment Discounts. It will reduce your Accounts Receivable (AR) balance and the associated elevated credit risk inherent in a larger AR. This translates to a 1 percent discount if paid within 10 days of the invoice date.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

JANUARY 17, 2023

Readers of Your Virtual Credit Manager now have access to sharply discounted business credit reports from D&B, Experian, or Equifax through our partner Accredit. Buy Credit Reports But, On the Other Hand. it just might help them pay you sooner! it just might help them pay you sooner!

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

MAY 16, 2023

By avoiding the following common traps, or myths if you will, businesses can minimize the risk of non-payment or default and make better informed decisions about extending credit to other businesses that will boost sales and profits. Credit evaluations prevent more bad debts than collection efforts.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The one measure that may fall short if the customer defaults is a Uniform Commercial code (UCC) Security Agreement — you may not be able to recover all your collateral or the proceeds thereof, especially if your UCC filing puts you in a second position behind a lender, which is a common situation.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

AUGUST 22, 2023

The bad news is that nearly 21 percent of last year’s startups will fail this year leaving you with a bad debt on your books if you sold to them on credit terms. If it is a sole proprietor you are dealing with, check their consumer credit report to see if they are maxing out their credit cards.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

APRIL 11, 2023

Here’s more on Credit Checks. Poor Credit Controls: Poor credit control practices can result in providing goods or services to high-risk accounts that are likely to pay beyond terms or even default on payments. Business failures are the norm.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Effective collections can also reduce bad debt losses by compensating for a liberal or weak Credit Control function. The task is twofold: Optimizing cash inflows (and avoiding bad debt) confined by the number of requests for payment that can be made within a specified time period.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Without effective AR management, your cash flow is subject to entropy as the AR ages, as well as to the shocks caused by customer defaults. The solution is the implementation of credit and collection best practices geared to ensure customer profitability and sufficient cash flow. it just might help them pay you sooner!

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Know-It Global

MAY 8, 2023

Credit risk is the potential for a borrower to fail to repay a loan or credit extended to them. Understanding how much credit risk a business could pose to you is critical if you want to avoid disaster! Failure to manage credit risk can lead to bad debts, cashflow problems, and eventually, business failure.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

From this conversation, you will learn how perilous the bad debt risk is with this customer, and how urgent your reaction must be. Mitigate the Risk with a Financial Instrument: Involving a third party with strong credit is a good way to get security on the debt owed you. The bank will pay you if your customer defaults.

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Know-It Global

MAY 8, 2023

Credit risk is the potential for a borrower to fail to repay a loan or credit extended to them. Understanding how much credit risk a business could pose to you is critical if you want to avoid disaster! Failure to manage credit risk can lead to bad debts, cashflow problems, and eventually, business failure.

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Know-It Global

MAY 8, 2023

Credit risk is the potential for a borrower to fail to repay a loan or credit extended to them. Understanding how much credit risk a business could pose to you is critical if you want to avoid disaster! Failure to manage credit risk can lead to bad debts, cashflow problems, and eventually, business failure.

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MNS Credit Management Group

AUGUST 7, 2023

However, there is always the possibility of loan default. Lenders are picky about whose businesses they give credit to. A company that does not have a sufficient corporate credit score may struggle to obtain crucial loans. What is a company credit score? Business Credit Scores Are Determined By A Number Of Things.

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Know-It Global

JULY 26, 2023

Check-it business credit reports are powered by Creditsafe! You’ll clearly see: Credit rating Credit score Credit limit Company financials Track record of recent payments and any defaults CCJs Exceptional Events Plus, you’ll also have access to Unsecured Creditor Claims data, information not included in standard business credit reports.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

There are two factors that determine the rate of decline: the cost of money for your business and the probability of default by the debtor. Historically, the probability of default for a pool of receivables tends to increase as the receivables age. A recent credit bureau report is also helpful in this regard.

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Know-It Global

MAY 8, 2023

Credit risk is the potential for a borrower to fail to repay a loan or credit extended to them. Understanding how much credit risk a business could pose to you is critical if you want to avoid disaster! Failure to manage credit risk can lead to bad debts, cashflow problems, and eventually, business failure.

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Emagia

JUNE 12, 2023

It involves identifying, assessing, and mitigating the potential risks associated with extending credit to customers or counterparties. Effective credit risk management enables organizations to make informed decisions, protect their assets, maintain healthy cash flows, and safeguard against default and financial losses.

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Know-It Global

JUNE 14, 2023

By communicating these policies to customers upfront, you can set expectations and reduce the likelihood of payment delays or defaults! Utilising Trade Credit Insurance Credit insurance provides protection against non-payment by customers due to administration or insolvency.

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Emagia

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

If the automated AR application can alert the collection team about the probability of any payments getting overdue, they can proactively reach out to such customers to try mitigating the risk of a likely payment defaults. Credit Management The starting point in the AR process is credit check, though that is part of broader OTC process.

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Gaviti

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Credit check and risk analyses, which offer a concrete way to determine which clients are most at risk of defaulting on payment terms. Utilizing credit scoring: Teams can use credit scoring models to evaluate the creditworthiness of customers and identify those who are most likely to default on their payments.

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MNS Credit Management Group

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The debt collection company will have complete records of each time they attempted to contact the debtor should you decide to sue the debtor in the future. You also need to have this proof for your tax records if you plan to deduct the bad debt from your income. People Pay More Quickly. Win-Win For Clients Association.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

JUNE 13, 2023

Far more damaging is a customer that defaults (never pays). These bad debt losses can put your own business at risk of failure. The inability to recover the loss with new business puts a serious crimp in a firm’s cash flow, especially when the default involves a large amount.

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TreviPay

MARCH 17, 2023

Being able to offer line of instant credit to its business customers while leaving responsibility for risk assessment and underwriting to TreviPay means this retailer is always paid on time, even if their business customers default on a payment.

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TreviPay

MARCH 17, 2023

Being able to offer line of instant credit to its business customers while leaving responsibility for risk assessment and underwriting to TreviPay means this retailer is always paid on time, even if their business customers default on a payment.

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TreviPay

MARCH 17, 2023

The company can offer a line of instant credit to its business customers while leaving responsibility for risk assessment and underwriting to TreviPay. That means Staples is always paid on time, even if their business customers default on a payment.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

JUNE 20, 2023

” As a reader of Your Virtual Credit Manager you are eligible for 50% off the registration fee: Register Online Or call 866-352-9539 — Discount code: A5307986 — Priority code: 15999 What Can Be Done? Update the credit risk evaluation of your larger customers ASAP.

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