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The Imperative for Prioritizing Collections

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Over the next couple of years, many more companies are expected to file bankruptcy chapter 7 liquidations, or simply close their doors for good. Full Speed Ahead for Collections Effective collections management is key to maintaining healthy cash flow and minimizing overdue accounts, which will reduce your risk of bad debt losses.

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The Potential Impact of Adverse Public Records on Credit Reports

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Public records usually appear on your credit report as the result of a financial disaster. Evictions, foreclosures, bankruptcies, and judgments are terrible news for your credit. Each one of these affects your credit reports and scores differently. What Do Public Records Mean on a Credit Report?

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How Long Does Bankruptcy Stay On Your Credit Report?

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The trade-off for having your debt eliminated is a long-lasting derogatory mark on your credit report identifying you as a huge credit risk. Your credit report sees the effects of a bankruptcy filing for ten years for a chapter 7 bankruptcy. With a chapter 13 bankruptcy, your credit is affected for seven years.

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What is the Lowest Credit Score?

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FICO, the model used by the majority of lenders, generates credit scores using the FICO® Score 8 version with a range beginning at 300 up to an 850 maximum score. However, certain industry-specific FICO credit score versions use a 250 to 900 range. Given that, 300 is often the lowest credit score. There is no “0” credit score.

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How To Rebuild Credit After a Financial Crisis

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Life’s uncertainties—job loss, emergencies, foreclosures, bankruptcies—can severely damage credit. With a commitment to bouncing back, discipline, careful planning, concrete goals, and strategic choices, it is possible to recover from financial troubles and rebuild your credit status. Bad credit carries numerous disadvantages.

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How Long Does It Take to Rebuild Credit After Debt Settlement?

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Adverse credit report entries generally remain for seven years; however, the negative impact should decline over time. Because a debt settlement results in not paying the balance in full, it will negatively impact your credit. How Does Debt Settlement Affect Your Credit? How Does Debt Settlement Work?

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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. If you are extending credit to business customers, prudence dictates that you be prepared to deal with customer bankruptcies. Right now there are nearly a million new businesses beating the odds.