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Mar 13, 2025
eNews
Collecting payment can be a hassle, no matter who you are. There’s nothing more frustrating for B2B credit professionals than collecting payment from customers with outstanding debt. Before thinking of sending a customer to collections—or worse, court—you have the option of sending a demand letter to communicate the severity of the issue and help prompt payment.

Mar 13, 2025
eNews
Whether you are conducting an initial credit investigation on a potential customer or reviewing the credit line for a long-held account, commercial credit reports play an important part in the decision to extend credit to a customer. Despite their usefulness, many companies are hesitant to share their accounts receivable data to commercial credit reporting companies. 

Mar 12, 2025
Blog
Credit professionals who earn designations from NACM’s and FCIB’s six-level Professional Certification Programs always have an inspiring story to tell. Their enthusiasm and sense of accomplishment is evident as they speak of their designation journey. Each designee leaves with a higher level of knowledge and insight to guide them and help them grow in their career. 

Mar 7, 2025
Week in Review
After years of high inflation debt and trade deficits, Pakistan’s economy is on the road to recovery. This positive trajectory is fueled by improved macroeconomic management, inflation control measures and enhanced fiscal and external accounts stability of their government.

Mar 6, 2025
eNews
As a credit professional, a large part of your job involves engaging with customers–whether they’re next door or overseas. However, the task of properly identifying a customer can be challenging when businesses operate under similar names, use DBAs (Doing Business As) or are part of a parent-subsidiary structure.

Mar 6, 2025
eNews
For most credit managers, a credit application is a vital step in the credit approval process. It’s a document that neatly outlines all the pertinent information that a credit manager needs to know about their customer, from its corporate legal name to the number of years they’ve been in business. No step epitomizes the oft-repeated mantra of credit management, “Know Your Customer,” quite like the credit application.

Mar 5, 2025
Blog
NACM’s and FCIB’s six-level Professional Certification Programs does its part in shaping the credit professionals’ story, providing them all the knowledge and tools needed to conquer their challenges like a hero uses their superpowers to defeat their enemies.