UTA HAS TARGETED YOU

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. From credit card processing to Automated Cash Application with Invoice Matching, our products are designed to deliver […]

2016 CFDD National Awards

  Congratulations for our Portland and Salem/Albany CFDDs for their National Awards! Excellent Job! Portland: CFDD Program Award Excellence in Seminar/Workshop Category – Class A  for the 2016 CFDD Portland & Salem/Albany Credit Retreat – March 11th & 12th. CFDD Program Award Excellence in Regular Monthly Meeting Category – Class A for the October 2015 monthly […]

Ways to Reduce Risk in Case of a Default

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 […]

Congratulations Graduates of GSCFM

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 […]

New NACM Northwest Foundation Board of Directors

The NACM Northwest Foundation has a new Board of Directors and newly elected Officers.   Current Foundation Officers and Directors Richard S. Weisman, CCE, Chairman (Graybar Electric Co., Inc.) Marilyn Rea, CCE, Vice Chairman (Pacific Architectural Wood Products, Inc.) Michael Bena, CCE, Secretary-Treasurer (retired) Shawna Arneson, Director (Keen, Inc.) Jeffrey Butterfield, CCE/RGCP, Director (Pacific Seafood Co., […]

Thank You for Your Service – Lou Rice

  A big special thank you to Lourdes Rice, Pacific Metal Company for her 19 years of service to the Foundation. Lou has a been an integral part of the foundation and has been involved since the beginning. 

NACM Western Region Credit Conference Scholarships

The NACM Foundation is offering 10 Scholarships for the 2016 Credit Congress in Seattle. You can find more information about the conference at www.nacmwrcc.com   For more information about the scholarships please contact (Portland Office) Lori Kimball, NORPAC Foods Inc.:Kimball@norpac.com or (Spokane Office) Jackie Popham, NACM Northwest: jpopham@nacmcs.org 

Know the Basics of Key Ratio Analysis

Key ratio analysis in credit centers are using statistics and metrics to drive decisions on whether or not to grant terms to customers. It helps creditors summarize why these customers do or don’t deserve the terms and whether their numbers provide enough need-to-know information about their financial health. In short, when done properly, key ratio […]