FICO Blog

APRIL 28, 2023

Home Blog FICO What Does 2023 Have in Store for U.S. Credit Risk and FICO Score Trends? credit risk and FICO® Score trends. At the same time, increasing adoption of recent innovations in credit scoring solutions should benefit consumers, leading to greater consumer empowerment opportunities and credit access.

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Abrigo

APRIL 12, 2023

Building a strong credit review process A critical element of monitoring is an organization’s credit risk rating system. This blog will examine credit review in more detail. DOWNLOAD Takeaway 1 Loan review, or credit review, must be timely, thorough, and accurate to meet regulatory requirements.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 29, 2022

E-signature capabilities benefit both customers and staff Banks and credit unions that leverage electronic signature capabilities reap the benefits of a more efficient lending process. Takeaway 1 Optimize the signature collection process. Better communication, data collection, and storage offer opportunities for efficiency gains.

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JSP Credit Management

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

As a leader in business to business debt collection services, we’ve been asked to share our insights into the size and scope of the b2b debt collection industry. After the 2008 recession, businesses began to rely less on traditional credit lines and more on factoring and accounts receivables. billion by 2022.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Understanding the role of E-Tran in SBA lending is the first step for banks and credit unions to ensure smooth loan processing. Credit unions only make 2.4%. But both banks and credit unions have substantially increased their lending activity through 7(a) since 2020. SBA-backed loans What is E-Tran?

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 14, 2023

King outlined the following best practices for developing and refreshing your strategic plan and encouraged banks and credit unions to make them an integral part of board meetings. It’s essential to involve your board and executive management in pre-planning steps to ensure everyone’s input is collected and heard.

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Serrala

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Read more Bild Collections & Disputes Automate and optimize collections processes and improve customer engagement. Reduce DSO and optimize working capital with the most comprehensive collections software. Read more Bild Collections & Disputes Automate and optimize collections processes and improve customer engagement.

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Know-It Global

JULY 5, 2023

Maintaining a healthy cashflow through credit control is crucial for the long-term success and sustainability of any enterprise, especially against the backdrop of soaring insolvencies and record instances of late payment. One effective strategy for achieving this goal is to implement a robust credit control system.

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Know-It Global

JUNE 14, 2023

Offering trade credit can bring a huge boost to your business! One effective strategy that accomplishes both goals is offering trade credit. This is an arrangement where businesses extend credit to their customers, allowing them to purchase goods or services and pay at a later date.

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Lockstep

JULY 27, 2022

In today’s economy, it is essential to be able to allocate credit where it is needed most. based B2B sales are paid using customer credit, knowing how much credit to extend and to which customers is of dire importance. Issuing too much credit to the wrong customers can lead to disastrous outcomes. .

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Sorting, collecting, and integrating that data can be tedious—especially due to errors or the need to make other changes. Lending & Credit Risk. Credit Risk Management. Credit Risk Regulation. Lending & Credit Risk. Portfolio Risk & CECL. Portfolio Risk & CECL.

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Abrigo

JULY 5, 2020

Key Takeaways Credit unions participating in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) found that the right technology helped them serve business members when they needed help and also gain new members. Technology can facilitate delivery on credit unions' brand promise of relationship-based services.

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Abrigo

JULY 20, 2021

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 lending this year and beyond. Offering SBA lending at the institution is a good way to “get in the door” with good credits. 1 and Sept.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 30, 2022

Expanding the commercial loan portfolio in today's market With the right strategies, banks and credit unions can expand their commercial loan portfolios successfully. Takeaway 3 Risk mitigation is essential to understanding the impact of lines of credit on profitability and allowance. Risk management. Market conditions.

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TreviPay

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Trade credit insurance has become a vital tool for businesses looking to protect themselves from the risk of non-payment by customers. Trade credit insurance, also known as accounts receivable insurance, safeguards businesses from significant losses. What Is Trade Credit Insurance? How Does Trade Credit Insurance Work?

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Abrigo

JULY 20, 2021

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. 1 and Sept.

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Credit Management Group UK

AUGUST 7, 2024

It is a wide spread misconception that credit management is solely based around the collection of overdue invoices, when in fact the scope of effective credit management encompasses the entire process from order to payment. View our blog on how to gain acceptance of your T&Cs to find out more.

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Abrigo

APRIL 19, 2022

Takeaway 2 Ensure you have collected all of the pertinent data. The most common error starts when the business borrower is given full credit for EBITDA without subtracting distributions to shareholders. It is compounded when shareholder/guarantors are given full credit for 1040 Schedule E part II “earnings” rather than distributions.

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Abrigo

JULY 30, 2019

Why is writing effective credit memos so vexing? Given that a credit memorandum is one of the most critical documents in the life of the loan, it would seem like a straightforward process. However, lenders, credit analysts, and other banking staff frequently seek tips for writing better credit memos.

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Abrigo

APRIL 2, 2024

You might also like this SMB Lending Insights report for banks and credit unions Download report Takeaway 1 Banks need to implement good business strategies to attract new customers and build on existing relationships. While banks collect various metrics, two critical items to track are business development (BD) activities and referrals.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 28, 2019

Ask the staff of banks and credit unions about the loan application, underwriting, and onboarding processes at their respective institutions, and you’ll likely hear some complaints from them, too. A look at the steps of an institution relying on manual processes and an institution utilizing technology sheds light.

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FICO Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Addressing Portfolio Risk in Economic Uncertainty: Part 1 (2022). This four-part series looks at embedding portfolio risk resilience into decisions across the credit lifecycle through targeted application of the FICO ® Resilience Index. risk that only manifests during periods of economic stress) more precisely.

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JSP Credit Management

MAY 26, 2022

We sometimes reference famous names when writing our blogs, such as Karl Marx, and other notable scholars who might have contributed to our way of thinking and perhaps our approach to our work too. We’ve written about the current insolvency statistics affecting companies struggling for cash in earlier blogs.

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FICO Blog

APRIL 12, 2023

And while some of our clients’ business lines benefit from the very latest innovations, others such as mortgage continue to find that older versions of the FICO® Score – even some that were first developed decades ago – meet their needs for credit risk assessment. We also recognize that our scores serve many different purposes.

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Know-It Global

MARCH 21, 2023

A business credit report is a powerful tool at your disposal that will allow you to get a glimpse into the financial shape of your customers, helping you make smarter credit decisions. The key metric displayed on a business credit report is a business credit score. Get Your Free Business Credit Report!

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Andy Snow, Senior Vice President of Customer Success for Abrigo, a leading technology provider of compliance, credit risk, lending, and asset/liability management solutions to community financial institutions, said some lenders have been very frustrated.

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Know-It Global

JUNE 28, 2023

In today’s fast-paced and interconnected world, credit control has become a vital aspect of financial management for businesses. Traditionally, credit management involved manual processes and relied heavily on human intervention, which often proved time-consuming and prone to errors. Check out this short demo to see how-it works!

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Blog posts to help your asset/liability management (ALM) staff strategize for the future These ALM posts were the most popular in 2022. Our top ten blogs were created by Abrigo's team, which includes former bankers, regulators, and industry experts. Would you like other articles like this in your inbox? For rookies and experts.

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TreviPay

AUGUST 27, 2024

Comprehensive A/R management systems like TreviPay utilize innovative technological solutions to automate A/R processes, namely invoicing, payment collection and reconciliation. This solution can also improve cash flow as it makes collecting payments much more efficient. What is Accounts Receivable Outsourcing?

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Abrigo

MAY 11, 2021

Takeaway 2 Institutions usually leverage global cash flow analysis if a borrower has complex credits. The coronavirus pandemic has made understanding business relationships and credit quality increasingly difficult for financial institutions. Lending & Credit Risk. What is global cash flow? Global Cash Flow.

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Know-It Global

JULY 26, 2023

Evaluate and improve your credit terms Begin by assessing your current credit terms and ensure they are reasonable and aligned with industry standards. Consider shortening the credit period, tightening credit limits, or implementing stricter credit approval processes. Struggling for time?

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Know-It Global

DECEMBER 20, 2023

A record-breaking year for signups, over £25 million in late payments collected in platform, key hires made, awesome product updates and even a trip down under all squeezed into 1 year. Chris also works with Darcey Quigley & Co our in-app Collect-it partner! This allows users to automate the entire credit control process with ease.

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FICO Blog

MAY 2, 2023

This will reduce consumer harm by reducing unaffordable lending decisions and inappropriate restructures within collections, by reducing the reliance on assumptions and averages within affordability calculations. Explainable AI changes this.

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Know-It Global

APRIL 13, 2023

Debtor days, or as some call days sales outstanding (DSO), is a measure of how long it takes for a company to collect payment from its customers. High debtor days figures suggest that a business takes too long to collect payment. Business credit scores, credit ratings and credit limits are never fixed, they do change.

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Know-It Global

JANUARY 31, 2023

Trade credit insurance provides much needed protection against the risk of your customers going into liquidation or administration! Trade credit insurance allows you to insure single invoices to ensure you’re still paid even if your customers go insolvent and can’t pay their invoices themselves.

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TreviPay

AUGUST 27, 2024

It is crucial in determining how efficiently a business is collecting payments from customer credit purchases during a specific period of time. The Accounts Receivable Turnover Ratio is a financial measurement used to determine how efficiently a company collects payments from its customers during a time period, typically a year.

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FICO Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Home Blog FICO Top 5 Scores Posts of 2022: Steady FICO Score, BNPL and Alternative Data 2022 marked the first year in over a decade the average FICO Score did not increase, while the industry’s attention remained on topics such as alternative data and BNPL. BNPL in Credit Reports: How Could This Data Impact FICO Scores?

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