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Is Granting Credit Terms Worth the Risk?

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Imagine a world where extending trade credit was completely risk-free, and granting open terms of sale to business customers required no second thought. In such an ideal scenario, every customer would have both the ability and the integrity to pay their bills in full and on time, eliminating any need for a credit management.

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Get Ready for a Wave of Commercial Bankruptcies

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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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UK Credit Cards: Are "Established" Accounts in Trouble?

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Home Blog FICO UK Credit Cards: Are "Established" Accounts in Trouble? The percentage of Established UK credit card accounts with two missed payments is more than 83 percent higher than all account vintages. The percentage of Established UK credit card accounts with three missed payments is nearly 94 percent higher.

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UK Credit Cards: More Consumers Missing Second, Third Payments

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FICO’s latest market report of UK card trends suggests that consumers managed their credit card debt to keep lines of credit open for the festive season as spend increased month on month. percent more accounts with three missed payments The reliance on credit cards for cash withdrawals dropped, month-on-month, by 10.4

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How to Accept Credit Card Payments for your Small Business

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If you’re trying to decide whether you should accept credit card payments, it’s never been easier. This guide will help you to decide whether you should take advantage of the estimated 441 million open credit card accounts in the United States. Why accept credit cards? Why you might not be able to accept credit cards.

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Seven Observations from Silicon Valley Bank's Failure

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Any enterprise extending credit to another business needs to have real treasury expertise. The role of credit should not be focused on preventing bad debt losses, but rather maximizing profits. Likewise, being heavily concentrated in a single industry is another good reason for working with a credit insurer.

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Top 5 Debt Collection Posts of 2022: Crisis and Opportunity

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Top 5 Debt Collection Posts of 2022: Crisis and Opportunity. As more people enter the collections queue due to rising costs and economic wobbles, our collections experts share their tips for early collections, digital approaches and more. Here are the top five posts from 2022 on debt collection trends. FICO Admin.