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Credit Today's Credit Crisis Roundtable
We've all read a lot about what's happening with the Credit Crisis on Wall Street, in financial institutions, banks, and insurance companies. But at Credit Today, we (and more importantly, our readers) are more concerned with what's going on in the "real world." To answer that question, and take a look ahead, we gathered the top minds in credit reporting, the top risk managers at the largest credit insurers in the world, and other credit leaders together in a room in New Jersey to talk about what's going on in the "real world." Click here or here to see the bios of this distinguished panel. We sat down for a wide ranging discussion, comparison of data, free-flowing debate (although there was much more agreement than disagreement on most issues), and a little prognosticating. What we learned was nothing short of astonishing. Truly, this is a momentous time for businesses around the world with credit management right at the center of the storm. The "rules of the game" truly have changed. To find out why things have changed, what has changed, and what you and your company must do to prepare yourselves, read on. . . For immediate access at our special discounted rate to the entire Credit Crisis Roundtable transcripts, click here to get started!
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Credit Crisis Roundtable: Panelist Says 6 to 8 Major Chains to File in January
Why panelist believe fraud is on the rise and the trend will continue... An insane number of department stores may file soon... CFOs and CEOs now taking a greater interest in credit & Accounts Receivable issues... A big mistake some trade creditors are making... CT: We've talked about the short term risks everyone is facing right now. But looking out medium to long term, the playing field is changing. Are there any other things that are going to change what credit managers should be doing? Also, there are other things happening here besides the economy. People like Mike Rodgers are . . .
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Credit Crisis Roundtable - Data on Small Business Credit Shows "The Old Rules Don't Apply"
Experian's Data on how the Credit Crisis is affecting small businesses and consumers; the impact of financial stresses on small business' personal vs. their business credit... Mortgage delinquency rates of small businesses - surprising findings ... specific data on which industries are hardest hit ... which regions are hardest hit... trade creditors angry towards banks... CT: Dan, you've developed some interesting small business data. What can you tell us about that? Meder: With the mortgage crisis in full swing, and knowing that from previous studies we've done that small business owners, personal financing, and business financing are . . .
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Credit Crisis Roundtable - Increasing Government Intervention a Threat; Rapidly Disappearing Bank Lines
Our panel discusses why excessive government intervention might be forestalling the inevitable... Why one former senior credit exec told his troops that if he didn't know about a bankruptcy 6 months in advance, their jobs were at risk... Increasing use of trade credit lines as if they were bank lines causing DSO to rise, while sales in some instances are already falling... A secret method of getting credit insurers' help even when they won't underwrite insurance on your accounts... Why it's more important than ever to pay close attention to your customer's bank agreements... New trends in bank loan agreements and how they're impacting trade creditors... How (and why) one small bank in a lending group might have the power to disrupt an entire loan. . . . . .
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Credit Crisis Roundtable - Price of Credit Risk Protection Skyrockets; DIP Financing Disappearing
CT: We'll kick things off with with Marc Wagman, Managing Director of Smyth Trade Credit. Marc is certainly an expert in credit risk, since he sells risk protection instruments. And he's also well-equipped to bridge the gap between what's happening in the capital markets and how that will effect credit managers. What are you seeing now, Marc? Wagman: With this very well publicized crisis that we're all in the midst of for at least the last six to eight weeks, I think it's safe to say that it was a real crisis of liquidity. However, I think it's changed so much. I think it's evolved more now into a crisis of risk aversion. These slides that we're going to go through were actually . . .
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Credit Crisis Roundtable - Contagion Spreads "From Wall Street to Main Street"
How the credit crisis has gone "from Wall Street to Main Street" ... What were the triggers? How housing and derivatives and consumer spending fit into the equation... The implications for credit manager and investors ... "I'm looking down the tunnel and I see a light. I'm not sure if it's the end of the tunnel or if it's a train coming at me" ... "Uniformly, credit professionals are terrified out there." ... Best asset to own in Economic Armageddon ... Parallels with the Great Depression ... . . .
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Credit Crisis Roundtable - The critical role credit execs have in helping their CFOs stay out of trouble
How bankers use derivatives to improve the risk in a loan; why we're at the end of a six or seven decade expansion in debt... Why sales needs to change its mindset because of the new environment we're in... Why credit losses are fine, but administrative losses reflect very poorly on credit ... The critical role credit execs have in helping their CFOs stay out of trouble... A simple but very effective technique to get the resources you need to properly manage credit and do your job... why credit execs should now have a big say in promotional spending . . .
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This month's topic: Credit Card Usage
Click here to participate!
We're examining:
- What percentage of credit departments are currently accepting credit cards
- What percentage of sales are paid via credit card
- The various ways by which credit cards can be accepted (phone, web interface, etc.)
- Which merchant accounts are most popular
- What discount rates are being charged
- Lessons-learned when setting up an account
- ... and much more!
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