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Is Your Company Ready for a Downturn in the Economy?

Credit Research Foundation

It’s been 16 years since the last major economic downturn – the banking crisis that started in 2007 and was in full impact mode from 2008 through 2010. It’s been noted in a survey that nearly 40% of companies reported reducing their credit department staff during the pandemic. During that period, the U.S. economy shed over 8.7

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Addressing Portfolio Risk in Economic Uncertainty: Part 2 (2022)

FICO Blog

FICO® Scores, often an important contributor to underwriting risk management strategies, are designed to provide valuable risk rank-ordering through all economic cycles. Assume an auto finance portfolio’s current underwriting risk management strategy requires applicants to have an expected 24-month default rate less than 3%.

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How Banks Are Using SBA Lending to Power Digital Lending Growth

Biz2X

Case in point: the Federal Reserve Bank’s serial decisions to increase the prime rate have pushed small business loan interest rates up above 10% for the first time since 2007. aimed to grow organically without overstepping its credit/risk management requirements. That’s where Small Business Administration loans come in.

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Is Buying an Aged Corporation a Good Idea?

Due

According to Reuters , Wyoming Corporate Services, which sells aged shelf corporations, has had multiple civil lawsuits against the companies registered there since 2007. And if you already have open tradelines with them, they may choose to close your accounts since you tried to circumvent their system for managing credit risk.

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What Higher Interest Rates Mean for B2B Finance

lsq

Seven-percent prime was last seen in December 2007. Having a comprehensive, real-time source for insights into customer health can help mitigate counterparty customer credit risk (and, conversely, the risk of your suppliers if you buy inputs). That means a prime rate of 7.5 percent in 2023.

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Online Credit Reports & How They Are Tracking Everything You Do

Due

There are a number of elements that make up your credit report, including personal information, your credit account history , and your credit inquiries. Credit bureaus receive this information from your lenders and creditors. FICO® Scores are used to determine whether you are a good credit risk for future lenders.

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Rural Small Businesses Earn Better Profits and More Financing vs. City Ones

Fundera

Here’s what Grunert says: I moved from Long Island, New York City to Prospect, Virginia in 2007 because of the high cost of living in NYC. When I moved in 2007, I was able to obtain freelance clients worldwide. Rural businesses had better credit profiles on average than urban businesses.