Purchasing a loan directly from a bank whether at par or discount is a not-often-used technique that is easily…

How much time does your financial institution spend preparing for audits? We recently surveyed 187 community banks, and the results…

How many times have you come across a potential client who’s financials are either not up to date, not accurate,…

Even when prepared by outside or in-house counsel, many lenders pay close attention to draft UCC financing statements before they…

Sure, there’s a tangible cost associated with deploying an electronic loan imaging system. Software, support, and scanning hardware are just…

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Your bank likely receives hundreds (or thousands) of documents each day. Customer files, invoices, contracts, and legal agreements are just…

The world of franchising today is incredibly diverse. It wouldn’t be an overstatement to say virtually every type of business…

Newspaper promotion of distressed asset sales was state-of-the-art when Ragged Dick, Tom the Bootblack, and Phil the Fiddler walked the…

A cyber-attack can damage a company’s operations more rapidly and more expensively than virtually any other crisis. Lost revenue due…

Today, one of the largest contributing factors to the cost of supply chain finance, especially internationally, is the risk associated…

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Invoice factoring has been around for a long time and has proven itself to be a valuable tool to increasing…

Invoice factoring companies and banks that are financing clients with ties to China should read this article.  For years, China’s…

Today, the array of lenders available to growing middle-market companies is rapidly expanding. Business development companies (BDCs) have been very…

Second lien debt is a unique product that seeks to fill the void in the credit market created by…

It may seem counterintuitive to suggest that you can invest in human capital by investing in automation. Automation is a…

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China can be simply described as a roller coaster right now.  Even though PMF Bancorp is making a/r financing type…

While in college in Boulder, Colorado, I started a business selling posters out of the trunk of my car. With…