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. Falsifying documents is another way criminals perpetrate frauds.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

OCTOBER 2, 2024

A common approach is to pledge a company’s AR as collateral to secure a loan whose funds are advanced shortly after you submit the necessary documentation confirming the AR’s creation, often an invoice and bill of lading. Your Virtual Credit Manager is a reader-supported publication.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

APRIL 4, 2023

Subscribe now The Problem with AR Clutter In a perfect world, your AR Ledger would contain only whole, current invoices; or at least nothing seriously past due. Invoice balances that remain unpaid 60 or 90 or more days beyond their due date are not providing any benefits.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

JULY 2, 2024

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.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

MARCH 14, 2023

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. For more on collection efficiency, check out this article.

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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

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

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