The identification of risk in selling certain customers is fundamental to credit management. The type of business organization defines and structures the liabilities attached to such a legal form. And this organization may have more or less risk to the creditor, depending on the entity type.

In the beginning . . .
When starting a business, the owner picks an entity type of legal organization and a name. This organization will determine liability for the obligations of the entity. For example, as a sole proprietor, the owner is personally liable for debts of the business. This form benefits the smaller business, making it easier and less complicated to carry on business. At the same time, it carries more risk to the owner than certain other forms and provides access to personal assets – non-business assets – to creditors.… Read the rest

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UTA has been the NACM’s exclusive payment processing partner for over 20 years. The UTA NACM Members Benefit Package provides a wide variety of standard and customized electronic payment solutions which will save you time, money, and manpower.

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NACM Members, from the largest Fortune 100 Companies to small businesses, are benefiting from UTA’s innovative electronic payment processing and risk management solutions. Please complete the contact form to receive your NACM Members Benefit Package specific to your industry.… Read the rest

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Congratulations for our Portland and Salem/Albany CFDDs for their National Awards! Excellent Job!

Portland:

1. CFDD Program Award Excellence in Seminar/Workshop Category – Class A  for the 2016 CFDD Portland & Salem/Albany Credit Retreat – March 11^th & 12^th.
2. CFDD Program Award Excellence in Regular Monthly Meeting Category – Class A for the October 2015 monthly program Anatomy of a Preference Defense – An Insider’s look Behind the Scenes of a Bankruptcy Preference Defense presented by Jason M Torf, Partner, Horwood Marcus & Berk Chartered.
3. CFDD Publicity Award Excellence in Chapter Publicity – Class A
4. Barbara Davis, CCE with NW Pump & Equipment won the National Distinguished Member award.

Salem:

1. CFDD Program Award Excellence in Seminar/Workshop Category – Class C for the 2016 CFDD Portland & Salem/Albany Credit Retreat – March 11^th & 12^th.

Credit managers need to be careful when relying on security in the event of a default. A fundamental rule for securing a transaction is to determine the quick-sale value of collateral; and then limit your company’s exposure accordingly.

Upon doing so, look to classify the various types of security by grouping the collateral according to the type of agreement, says Charles Gahala, CCE, CICP, author of Credit Management Principles and Practices. For instance, assets can be grouped as real property or personal property. Guarantees can be grouped as personal or corporate. But note that “each classification of security requires specific concerns for the credit analyst to consider,” Gahala notes

Five of the common types of protection for creditors and tips for creatively reducing their risk are as follows:

1. Real property.

Congratulations to Tawyna Marsh, CCE and Eve Sahnow, CCE on graduating from the Graduate School of Credit and Financial Management and receiving their CCE designations!

Last year Eve & Tawnya wrote about their experience with starting Graduate School and the importance of continuing education. You can read those articles here.

Eve Sahnow, CCE, is the Corporate Credit Manager at OrePac Building Products in Wilsonville, Oregon.  After earning an A.A. degree from the University of New Mexico and B.S. degree in Business Management from Metropolitan State University in Denver, she joined an investment banking firm in Santa Fe, NM working in SOX compliance.  Prior to joining OrePac, Eve traveled the western states for a New York based firm training a national sales force. … Read the rest