Your Virtual Credit Manager

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

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. Consequently, a large percentage of your accounts receivable (AR) is likely to derive from large firms. Your Virtual Credit Manager is a reader-supported publication.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

OCTOBER 15, 2024

(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.”

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

AUGUST 11, 2024

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. Chapter 7 commercial liquidation filings are up 28 percent and sub-chapter V small business elections are up a staggering 61 percent despite the filing threshold recently being cut in half.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

MARCH 26, 2024

In February, Epiq Bankruptcy reported that commercial Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings climbed 118 percent year-over-year. The point is, where the risks are concentrated in your AR portfolio can change significantly from year-to-year. Historically, only half of all new businesses make it to their fifth anniversary.

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