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Your Customer Filed for Bankruptcy: Now What?

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Even though the economic headwinds are moderating, now is not the time to become less vigilant from a customer credit perspective. Commercial bankruptcies began rising earlier this year after an unprecedented lull during the Covid crisis. When a customer files bankruptcy, it immediately stops any payments coming from them to you.

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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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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.

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RMAI Update May 2023

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Nat’l Credit Sys. , 26, 2023) A consumer filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, listing past-due rent he owed, and was subsequently granted a discharge. Credit Corp Solutions Inc. Credit Management Corporation D1AL InDebted Kino Financial Co., 21-3131, 2023 U.S. LEXIS 10237 (7th Cir.

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