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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. Department of Justice projects a substantial increase in bankruptcy filings. Trustee Program has estimated that bankruptcy filings will double over the next three years.

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Due Diligence Doesn't End with the Credit Application

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Among other things, commercial bankruptcies have been steadily climbing over the past year. Learn More About YVCM Consulting Case Study: Portfolio Monitoring Pays Off Big-Time About 25 years ago, a credit manager I know saved his company from a seven-figure bad debt loss by monitoring the Internet on his biggest customers.

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Seven Observations from Silicon Valley Bank's Failure

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Subscribe now Lessons to Be Learned Looked at from the perspective of somebody responsible for the management of a portfolio of accounts receivable (AR), the events surrounding the SVB collapse present a cautionary tale. The role of credit should not be focused on preventing bad debt losses, but rather maximizing profits.

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Gleaning Actionable Insights from Credit Scores

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In addition, there isn’t much uniformity from one commercial credit score to the next, and they are designed to predict a range of events. For instance, bankruptcy within the next two years is more easily defined than the more nebulous state of financial distress.

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Around 1.8 Million Startup Companies Will Fail This Year.Are You Prepared?

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The bad news is that nearly 21 percent of last year’s startups will fail this year leaving you with a bad debt on your books if you sold to them on credit terms. However, when the new customer(s) are startups, extending credit can be very risky and potentially damaging should substantial bad debt losses result.

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Trade Credit Insurance for Businesses: Definition, Benefits & How It Works

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Claims Process: In the event of a default, the business must file a claim with the insurer, providing documentation like unpaid invoices and proof of the buyer’s insolvency. The insurer evaluates the claim and once approved, the business receives a percentage of the insured debt as compensation.

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Customer Stops Paying; Now What?

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Commercial bankruptcies have been trending upward for most of this year, so it is likely some of your customers are in a downward spiral, if it has not yet shown up in their payment pattern. From this conversation, you will learn how perilous the bad debt risk is with this customer, and how urgent your reaction must be.