Every credit manager knows bad debt all too well. Mounting bad debt can send ripples throughout a company, as quarterly targets are missed, budgets tighten and meaningful investments are delayed as cash flow cramps.

The journey towards earning a designation through one of NACM and FCIB’s Professional Certification Programs brings both challenges and moments of immense pride. While the course load may seem heavy at first, finding the connections between what is learned in the classroom and what skills are applied in your day-to-day work can bring about a newfound confidence. 

As the conflict between the United States and Iran intensifies, the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s economy faces headwinds as core industries flounder. As the war intensifies, the market capitalization of Dubai and Abu Dhabi stock exchanges dropped $240 billion over the last month, according to Middle East Eye.

Bankruptcy venue shopping, the practice of companies filing cases in jurisdictions they view as more favorable, has been part of the system for decades, often raising concerns among creditors about cost and participation in proceedings. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-California) has introduced legislation since 2018 to address this by requiring that Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings take place where the principal place of business or principal assets of the corporation are located. Despite bipartisan support for the legislation, it has failed to meaningfully advance each time.

Business-to-business (B2B) credit has come a long way from 30 years ago. Back then, you either had to make a phone call, mail a letter or knock on someone’s door to conduct business. Nowadays, credit professionals can work virtually from anywhere, holding virtual meetings, emailing documents and sending messages instantaneously.

When deep diving into a customer’s finances, the last thing a credit manager wants to see is a tax lien. While the first instinct may be to tighten that customer’s terms, more research needs to be done into the lien before credit managers can know the exact implications for their ongoing relationship with their customer.

NACM’s seasonally adjusted combined Credit Managers’ Index (CMI) improved 0.5 points to 54.3. “Favorable factors are driving the gain this month, especially the Dollar Sales factor,” said NACM Economist Amy Crews Cutts, Ph.D., CBE®. “Respondents are indicating optimism on new orders but caution that they are still experiencing slow payments and requests for extended terms.”

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