Chapter 15: Delaware Court Sends United States Creditor Packing … to Italy

By: David H. Conaway, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP In the Chapter 15 proceeding of Energy Coal S.p.A., the Delaware Bankruptcy Court required a United States creditor to recover its claim in Italy. Because there is no uniform global insolvency law, and each world country has its own insolvency law, The United Nations Commission on […]

President’s Message – Doing it All

Have you ever heard the quote, “If everything seems under control, you’re not moving fast enough?” This reminds me of today’s credit professional. We see today’s average credit department being asked to take on more and more responsibilities that are not specifically credit related. While this might be beneficial for the company, a credit person […]

Building Credit Is a Smart Business Decision

Companies with strong business credit files can reap many benefits, because a business credit file helps convey a company’s image to others. For small businesses and startups especially, establishing a reputation can be an onerous task, but by establishing a reputation with a strong business credit file, entrepreneurs can actually solve many problems at once. […]

Practicing Due Diligence When Complying With U.S. Export Regulations

In today’s business world, any company doing business internationally must have effective policies in place to comply with United States’ export laws and regulations. If at any time your company engages in trade with another country, it is important to understand the rules that govern such trade and have a compliance policy in place. The […]

3 Tips to Target Your Marketing

By: Experian – Linda Tan So you’ve created the perfect campaign with great creatives and an unbeatable offer. You deploy the campaign and sit on the edge of your seat waiting for all the leads to flood in. After a couple of days, you notice a couple of responses but nowhere near the volume of […]

Sharing Credit Experience with the Commercial Credit Bureaus Isn’t Rocket Science

By: Shannon Abnal, NACM Commercial Services I’ve been coordinating the Data Contribution Program at NACM Commercial Services for over twenty years. That means two things. First, I’m old. And second, I’ve learned a thing or two about data contribution and how to help NACM members participate. Whatever obstacles are stopping your firm from sharing credit […]