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Mitigating Commercial Credit Fraud

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When we first think about credit risk, our minds focus on the financial status of the company in question. To manage the risk that a customer might default, companies implement credit and collection policies and procedures. Your Virtual Credit Manager is a reader-supported publication.

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Effective Communication Strategies for Collecting Past Due Accounts

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On a phone call, you should provide a summary of the amount past due, such as “$10,000 over 30 days past due” or reference one or two large past due invoices (number, amount, and due date), but no more. The key issue is securing a commitment to pay the past due invoices.

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Position Your AR to Enhance Working Capital

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Your Virtual Credit Manager is a reader-supported publication. Do you need help assessing your customers’ credit risks? The experts at Your Virtual Credit Manager have default risk probabilities and other financial benchmarks for analyzing your AR portfolio and revealing actionable insights.

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Dealing with Difficult Debtors

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Hopefully, that gets you past the emotions so you can have a rational discussion about getting paid Habitual debtors repeatedly default on promises and usually have a history of slow payment and defaults. These account provide a serious credit risk, and should not be approved for open credit terms. annualy, forever.

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Balancing Credit Sales with Profits

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Selling only to financially strong customers reduces the risk of bad debt loss, (and the cost of Credit and Collections activity required). Most companies, however, need incremental sales volume from higher-credit-risk customers to break even and achieve profitability. it just might help them pay you sooner!

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Is Your O2C Process Optimized for Superior AR Performance?

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To continue reading and learn how to recognize O2C shortcomings along with seven critical factors for AR success you must be a paid subscriber to Your Virtual Credit Manager. Do you need help assessing your customers’ credit risks?

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Avoid these Six Collection Myths

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Collectors spend most of their time asking for payments While it is true collectors are constantly requesting payment of past due balances, once that request is made they end up spending most of their time resolving disputes and invoice discrepancies. Learn More About Credit Reports 5.

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