Your Virtual Credit Manager

JANUARY 28, 2025

This company’s evaluation of the risk/reward tradeoff was flawed because it underestimated the credit risk of “large” enterprises. In practice, this company was slow to recognize serious delinquencies, suspension of service was rarely used, and million-dollar bad debt losses ensued.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 29, 2022

Credit risk pricing Maintaining consistency in credit risk pricing can be broken down into three important factors. Takeaway 1 Risk rating using multi-factor contributions is key to building a strong credit risk pricing model. You might also like this webinar on loan policy best practices.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

JUNE 20, 2023

The problem is, this policy approach usually results in reducing revenue from higher credit risk customers — a double edged sword that results in less risk, but also puts a break on sales. By altering its Credit Risk Management Policy in this way, businesses can boost revenue and protect profitability.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Abrigo's most popular whitepapers and checklists on lending and credit risk Abrigo experts' insights on CFPB 1071, loan policies, and risk ratings were popular with banking professionals. You might also like this webinar, "Unraveling risk rating: Making sense of your best early warning tool." Here are the top resources.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The most-read lending & credit blogs in 2023 Probability of default, CECL model validation, and stress testing were among Abrigo's top blogs on ALM, CECL, and portfolio risk this year. Those priorities are apparent in the most popular Abrigo lending and credit blog posts for the year.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Researchers find construction loans with more on-site inspections are less likely to default, suggesting that loan monitoring adds value to lenders. More construction loan monitoring ultimately decreases loan default, according to a new FDIC Center for Financial Research working paper. On-site inspections. percentage points. “As

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Don’t get sucked into a prolonged discussion on business conditions or the problems the customer is facing, unless they appear to be indicators of default or business failure. Webinar Registration Do you need help assessing your customers’ credit risks?

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Abrigo

AUGUST 10, 2023

Probability of Default/Loss Given Default analysis is a method used by generally larger institutions to calculate expected loss. A probability of default (PD) is already assigned to a specific risk measure, per guidance, and represents the percentage expected to default, measured most frequently by assessing past dues.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 5, 2020

Key Takeaways This recession is significantly different than the 2008 financial crisis, creating a unique credit environment for financial institutions. Economic downturns alter the credit memo's content and process to capture credit risk. Mitigate credit risk and drive growth – even in a recession.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

JANUARY 7, 2025

Besides driving process improvement, the experts at Your Virtual Credit Manager can apply default risk probabilities & other financial benchmarks to your AR portfolio to reveal actionable credit & collection insights. Improve Credit Management Sometimes the cause of cash flow problems is a liberal credit policy.

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Emagia

MARCH 15, 2024

Managing credit risk for B2B customers is critical for seamless order to cash (OTC) and working capital cycles. Businesses that follow traditional reactive strategies in OTC processes may find it difficult to collect at-risk future invoices, likely leading to large invoices going delinquent.

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Emagia

MARCH 15, 2024

Managing credit risk for B2B customers is critical for seamless order to cash (OTC) and working capital cycles. Businesses that follow traditional reactive strategies in OTC processes may find it difficult to collect at-risk future invoices, likely leading to large invoices going delinquent.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Warning signs Reacting to the signals of problem loans A problem loan or credit is often identified as a problem asset due to a lack of repayment, a default, or the early identification of a cash concern with the borrower. Review: Are there any defaults under the loan documents? 2) Determine if the collateral is perfected (e.g.,

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

While its true that nearly half of small businesses fail within five years, risk avoidance isnt the solution. Instead, financial institutions should focus on managing risk through better loan decisioning models. Using probability of default models and data analytics can help banks identify strong borrowers more efficiently.

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Abrigo

JULY 22, 2016

Many banks and credit unions have adopted sophisticated risk-management practices, and their board of directors has to play an active role in ensuring that risks are well understood in overseeing risk exposure. Credit risk remains the most important risk that banks and credit unions have to monitor.

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Emagia

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The common business risks include credit risk which mainly refers to the risk of the borrowers failing to repay credit or loan that has been extended to them, customers failing to pay the invoices raised against the supply of goods or services, or vendors failing to supply goods or services after having been paid in time.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

OCTOBER 22, 2024

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.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

APRIL 2, 2024

Still others may be predictive of default, financial distress or financial health, and creditworthiness. Companies tend to offer more favorable terms to customers with higher credit scores, such as higher credit limits or longer payment terms while imposing stricter terms on higher-risk customers with lower scores.

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Emagia

JUNE 12, 2023

Credit risk management plays a critical role in the financial health and stability of businesses across industries. It involves identifying, assessing, and mitigating the potential risks associated with extending credit to customers or counterparties. What is Credit Risk Management?

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Abrigo

APRIL 21, 2016

Banks and credit unions have access to more data than they can use to help them identify potential customers, potential cross sales, understand relationship profitability and riskiness of borrowers - predicting future defaults and distinguishing good customers from bad. Download the Predicting Credit Risk Whitepaper.

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SAP Credit Management

AUGUST 29, 2023

Credit Value Adjustment (CVA) is the amount subtracted from the mark-to-market (MTM) value of positions to account for the expected loss due to counterparty defaults. Since CVA is a positive value, it is deducted from the risk free NPV calculation.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

OCTOBER 17, 2023

(Photo by Jandira Sonnendeck on Unsplash ) In most cases, you therefore have to extend credit to your B2B customers, which entails the following risks: Not being paid anything Being paid an amount less than the full invoice value Not being paid on time, whether in full or in part These outcomes are known as credit risks.

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Know-It Global

MAY 8, 2023

As a business owner, it’s essential to understand and manage credit risk to maintain a healthy cash flow and avoid financial losses. Credit risk is the potential for a borrower to fail to repay a loan or credit extended to them. The good news is you can avoid these issues. Did you know?

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Know-It Global

MAY 8, 2023

As a business owner, it’s essential to understand and manage credit risk to maintain a healthy cash flow and avoid financial losses. Credit risk is the potential for a borrower to fail to repay a loan or credit extended to them. The good news is you can avoid these issues. Did you know?

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

JUNE 13, 2023

Photo by Jamie Street on Unsplash There are two types of credit risk that arise from selling on open credit terms: Customers paying beyond terms (past due) reduce your cash flow. Far more damaging is a customer that defaults (never pays). If you haven’t, you almost certainly will…on all three accounts.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

JANUARY 23, 2024

Furthermore, new businesses and small businesses tend to have high failure rates, and there is good reason to believe a wave of defaults is coming. If the European parent company defaulted, the North American subsidiary would be pulled into bankruptcy even though its operations were profitable.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

To continue reading and learn how to best prioritize your collection efforts for maximum cashflow you must be a paid subscriber to Your Virtual Credit Manager. Do you need help assessing your customers’ credit risks?

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

AUGUST 20, 2024

To continue reading and learn six financial markers that suggest a customer’s business is headed in the wrong direction, you must be a paid subscriber to Your Virtual Credit Manager. Subscribe now Do you need help assessing customer credit risks? Over an extended time frame, the problem shifts to default risk.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Support credit risk management Understanding loan covenants, when financial institutions should use them, and how to monitor them supports strong lending portfolios and credit risk management best practices. Loan agreements also include provisions describing financial default and technical default.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

To continue reading and learn how to use calmness and clarity to turn nervousness into excitement to fuel 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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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

For example, probability of default trend analyses are produced as part of certain methodologies used in creating a CECL calculation. But they also offer insights to credit teams who are generally not even involved in CECL calculations.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

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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Your Virtual Credit Manager

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Cash flow is the biggest cause of customers defaults, but often cash flow is a result of other financial problems or miscues. A customer can be paying you with no problems, but then their bank line of credit comes up for review and is drastically cut back by the bank. Email YVCM About Consulting And Credit Scores.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

JANUARY 10, 2023

Photo by Patrick Hendry on Unsplash Although defaults resulting in significant bad debt losses are a rare event for trade creditors, much of the focus of AR Management is on credit risk. Banks make money by lending so they pay close attention to the credit risk of the borrower.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Raise Their Prices: When you have a high credit risk customer, you should be charging them the highest price possible. This will help compensate you for the high risk you bear and reduce the ultimate loss you may suffer. An Irrevocable Letter of Credit (LC) confirmed by a solid bank, with your firm named as the beneficiary.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Economic downturns can impact a customer's ability to pay, leading to delayed or defaulted payments. Simply put, if customers have weak financials or a history of late payments or defaults, there is an elevated risk of bad debt.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The most-read portfolio risk blogs in 2023 Probability of default, CECL model validation, and stress testing were among Abrigo's top blogs on ALM, CECL, and portfolio risk this year. You might also like this webinar, "Unraveling risk rating: Making sense of your best early warning tool."

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