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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AUGUST 26, 2018

Business credit cards are essential financing tools for both new and established business owners alike. When you’re just beginning, they can be your main financing lifeline and how you build your business credit. Without careful use, though, you could spend faster than you can pay, and need to recover from business credit card debt.

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CreditStrong for Business

AUGUST 9, 2024

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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RMAi Blog

MAY 12, 2023

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. A debt collector unaware of the discharge, allegedly due to a bona fide error, sent several collection letters to the consumer regarding the past-due rent. EOS USA, Inc.

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MAY 17, 2023

Here’s a closer look at what collection filings and derogatory marks mean for businesses. Plus, learn how long they stay on your record, how to prevent them, and tips on getting your business credit back on track. What does it mean to have a business debt in collections? What is a derogatory mark on a credit report ?

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CreditStrong for Business

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Most negative credit report entries, such as late payments, that appear on your credit history with the major credit bureaus remain there for seven years. If you want to know how to rebuild credit, you can start by making timely payments on all available credit accounts and using other strategies explored in this article.

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Due

DECEMBER 2, 2023

Your credit history sums up all the information in your credit report. This information includes balances due, credit accounts, and payment history details. Your credit report also contains information on overdue debt, foreclosures, bankruptcies, judgments, and liens. Often, credit reports run up to many pages.

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CreditStrong for Business

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Unfortunately, regardless of the reason, they will affect your credit score. Still, you may be wondering—how long do late payments stay on your credit report? How Different Entries Affect Your Credit Score Equifax , Experian , and TransUnion , the three major credit bureaus, compile the data that creditors report.

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CreditStrong for Business

MARCH 6, 2023

Most negative credit report entries such as late payments that appear on your credit history with the major credit bureaus remain for seven years. In the meanwhile, consumers should make timely payments on all available credit accounts and use strategies to rebuild credit.

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CreditStrong for Business

MARCH 10, 2023

Late payments remain on your credit bureau report and influence your credit score for seven years. Fortunately, there are ways to improve your overall credit profile to offset the adverse results that late payments have on your credit score. What Is Considered as a Late Payment? on the due date are deemed as late.

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Lendio

MAY 23, 2023

Bookkeeping is the collection of data from various sources and entering it into your company’s accounting system—but there’s more to it than just data entry. Chapter 4: Accounts Receivable Learn how to record accounts receivable. Chapter 5: Accounts Payable Learn how to record accounts payable. What Is Bookkeeping?

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Lendio

JULY 31, 2023

Tip: While most major banks connect seamlessly with most major accounting software products, you may want to double-check that this is the case if you’re banking with a smaller institution like a local credit union. In every journal entry, one or more accounts are debited, and one or more accounts are credited.

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CreditStrong for Business

OCTOBER 30, 2024

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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