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Get Ready for a Wave of Commercial Bankruptcies

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Historically, business failures increase after a recession. After, the Great Recession of 2008, commercial bankruptcies peaked in 2009 and did not drop below pre-recession levels until 2012. Please feel free to share this newsletter with your small business customers. Here’s more on setting credit limits.

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Seven Observations from Silicon Valley Bank's Failure

Your Virtual Credit Manager

The point is: receivables are an investment that needs to be managed with regard to the inherent risks associated with AR. Failure to deal with those risks is not investing, or managing, but rather simply gambling. Please feel free to share this newsletter with your small business customers.

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13 Surprising Factors That Affect Your Credit Score (and Why Small Business Owners Should Care)

Fundera

There are five notable components of a personal credit score. But you might be surprised at some of the lesser-known factors that could affect your score and how they might affect you as a small business owner. How Credit Bureaus Calculate Your Credit Score. Why This Matters for Small Business Owners.

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Prepare for stronger C&I lending demand: A $1.7 trillion “wave”

Abrigo

2004-2008: 82.6% Credit risk : In C&I lending, at least part of the collateral is intangible. The emphasis for commercial credit risk management and evaluation is cash flow, fixed charges coverage, and working capital cycles. What will need to change for solid commercial credit analysis ? 2010-2023: 137.3%

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Strategies for growing commercial loans

Abrigo

During Abrigo’s Strategies to Growing Your Commercial Loan Portfolio webinar, Newberry posited the following chart to help visualize the calculation: According to Newberry, the first question an institution should ask itself when pricing commercial deals is whether it is a better choice than an investment once credit risk is factored in.

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Is Granting Credit Terms Worth the Risk?

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Whether it’s fair to blame climate change or not, heightened awareness of natural disasters has amplified fears about supply chain disruptions—fears also exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic and the near collapse of the financial system in 2008. Do you need help assessing customer credit risks?

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5 Reasons to Increase SBA Loan Origination at Your Bank or Credit Union

Abrigo

In a recent survey of more than 250 bankers representing banks and credit unions, 61% of respondents said their financial institution plans to maintain or increase SBA loan origination this year and beyond. Offering SBA lending at the institution is a good way to “get in the door” with good credits. Why SBA Lending? 1 and Sept.