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The Imperative for Prioritizing Collections

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Photo by Melinda Gimpel on Unsplash ) The American Bankruptcy Institute recently reported that, “The 6,067 total commercial chapter 11 bankruptcies filed during the first nine months of 2024 represented a 36 percent increase over the 4,561 filed during the same period in 2023.” Trustee Program.

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Lessons for Trade Creditors from Recent Bankruptcies

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” (Photo by Devon MacKay on Unsplash ) This applies to credit and collections as well as anything else. Credit analysts should also review past decisions to improve their future performance regarding approvals, limits and term setting. That’s what this article explores. Hertz Global Holdings Inc. J.Crew Group, Inc.

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Big Company Red Flags You Can't Afford to Miss

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Monitoring and evaluating the credit risk posed by public companies and other large firms differs significantly in comparison to small and mid-sized businesses. Because most of your biggest customers will be larger firms instead of smaller, it is typically the larger firms that will require higher credit limits.

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RMAI Update August 2024

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In This Update We Loved Connecting at the 2024 Executive Summit! Last week, 175 executives gathered in beautiful Santa Ana Pueblo, NM for the 2024 Executive Summit. Public comments to the rule proposal were due August 12, 2024. RMAI submitted comments, which can be viewed here.

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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. Likewise, the construction and business services industries, accounting for nearly 20 percent of insolvencies last year, are projected to remain the hardest hit in 2024. Fitch Ratings forecasts U.S.

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Credit and Finance Need to Make Moves Against Fast-Rising Bankruptcy Levels

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As NACM Connect ’s Great Lakes Conference closed the final in its trio of fall conferences in Ohio this week, experts from law practices like Lowenstein Sandler LLP and credit report giant Experian warned that corporate bankruptcy numbers are trending worse than any time since the pandemic began about 3 ½ years ago.

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Red Flags Revealed by Your Customers' Financial Statements

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Commercial bankruptcies have been surging since mid-2022. Chapter 11 filings, used by businesses hoping to reorganize, have increased by 34 percent in the first six months of 2024 compared to last year. Department of Justice expects a sharp increase in bankruptcies with the U.S. And the future is bleak — the U.S.