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What Triggers Your Collection Efforts?

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You will need to determine if a default is imminent or down the road. If default is imminent or the debtor is uncooperative you may need to turn to a collection agency for help. Bankruptcy Filings: When a business debtor files for bankruptcy, or other creditors force your customer into bankruptcy, your collection efforts must cease.

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Using Collateral to Make the Sale

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Growth is down, interest rates continue rising, small businesses are facing a credit crunch, commercial bankruptcies are skyrocketing and experts see an emerging threat: Washington Post: U.S. The headlines paint a grim picture. economy grew at 1.1% economy grew at 1.1% it just might help them pay you sooner!

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Customer Stops Paying; Now What?

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Commercial bankruptcies have been trending upward for most of this year, so it is likely some of your customers are in a downward spiral, if it has not yet shown up in their payment pattern. The bank will pay you if your customer defaults. It gives the creditor priority over claims made by other secured and unsecured parties.

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CRE loan distress: Spot the symptoms, diagnose, and treat problem loans

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Consequently, all stakeholders of CRE assets are understandably nervous, including bankers and their investors who, due to the highly leveraged nature of CRE transactions, provided the bulk of capital financing the industry. A wave of pending maturity events ($2 trillion of CRE loans are reported to mature in the next years).

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Do Your Customers Deserve Credit?

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Cash flow is the biggest cause of customers defaults, but often cash flow is a result of other financial problems or miscues. A business's credit history also includes any past bankruptcies or defaults, as well as collection agency placements.

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Are Early Payment Discounts a Good Idea in Today’s Economy?

Your Virtual Credit Manager

While bankruptcy filings have not increased substantially in the past year, they have begun to tick up and it is widely anticipated that filing will continue to increase as pandemic relief is finally spent, revenues decrease due to a faltering economy, and costs increase due to inflation and rising interest rates.

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9 Trade Credit Traps to Avoid

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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. Setting credit limits that are too high can expose your business to slow payments or even default.

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