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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. During that period, the U.S. economy shed over 8.7 million jobs, and the unemployment rate peaked at 10% in October 2009.

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Seven Observations from Silicon Valley Bank's Failure

Your Virtual Credit Manager

In addition to the effect of inflation, AR loses value as a result of profit dilution (when customers do not pay you the full invoice value due to payment deductions or disputes) and bad debt losses. The role of credit should not be focused on preventing bad debt losses, but rather maximizing profits.

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Get Ready for a Wave of Commercial Bankruptcies

Your Virtual Credit Manager

After, the Great Recession of 2008, commercial bankruptcies peaked in 2009 and did not drop below pre-recession levels until 2012. Clearly, the level of Business Credit Risk is going to remain elevated as we move through 2024, bringing with it the potential for corresponding increases in bad debt and delinquency.

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Which are America’s healthiest banks?

Abrigo

For the largest of American financial institutions – those that much of the public banks with for checking, mortgages and auto loans – stress testing regulations have been passed and executed to avoid a repeat of 2008. The ratio gauges a bank’s ability to cover its bad debts with its tangible equity capital.

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Case Study – European Electronics Retailer

TreviPay

Economic factors stemming from the financial crisis in 2008, and more recently, because of the global pandemic, heightened the retailer’s adversity to risk. This caused them to adopt a defensive risk posture, reduce credit lines previously extended to business customers and reduce their customer base by 50%.

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Navigating the Ripple Effects of the US Banking Crisis on Global Business

MNS Credit Management Group

This was in the wake of the Global Financial crisis in 2008 where collapse of Lehman Brothers led to a global crisis leading the world into a major recession. Banks will no longer be willing to fund enterprises that are not sound for the fear of accumulating bad debts and becoming nonperforming assets.

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Working With The V-word In Debt Collection

JSP Credit Management

We work on a no-win-no-fee basis for bad debt recovery and our credit control and credit risk services can be ordered via our website with the littlest of hassle. Then came the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority. and contact us to discuss your needs.