BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Debt Factoring
- the business of buying debts at a discount. A factor collects a company's debts when due, and pays the creditor in advance part of the sum to be collected, thus "buying" the debt.
Additional Resources
- Raise Cash Through "Factoring"
- Sell unpaid accounts receivable to a factoring company that will trade them for immediate cash. The scenario: Customers are slow to pay, and unpredictable cash flow is disrupting operations. The tactic:...
- Articles 2008-11-21
- Factoring: Converting Accounts Receivables Into Capital
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- White papers 2003-10-01
- Going with the (cash) flow.
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- Research articles 2005-08-25
- Better redress and procedures for debtors.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-18 August 2005-ACCC: Better redress and procedures for debtorsC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:18082005 Better redress and procedures for debtors in relation to factored debt will ensue following the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's inquiries into complaints about Alliance Factoring's...
- Research articles 2005-08-18
- Accounts Receivable Funding (Factoring) Explained
- Article defines factoring process which is one part of working capital. In other terms, Accounts Receivable Funding also known as factoring is the sale of invoices at a discount. A method of financing that is used by businesses to raise capital quickly and improve cash flow without going into debt....
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Factoring: Cash Flow Solution For the New Millennium
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- White papers 2003-01-01
- Going with the (cash)flow
- Is a tight cashflow situation putting the squeeze on your company's progress? Perhaps it's time to take a serious look at debt factoring and turn on the money tap again. Mark Peart reports. Cashflow continues to be the number one issue for most businesses that provide trade credit,...
- Research articles 2005-08-01
- Cash Crunch? Consider Factoring
- Without sufficient cash flow, your business cannot pay its bills, expand, or even stay in operation. In addition, providing interest-free loans to your delinquent customers does not help the situation. Most entrepreneurs' experience a cash flow crunch when their need to expand is hampered by the 30, 60, and 90-day...
- White papers 2002-02-01
- New Lows In Hospital Management: Auctioning Patient Debt
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- Discussion threads 2008-06-05
- Chemical industry faces rising pension costs as debt and equity markets decline: Higher pension costs to take a bite out of 2002 BPS. (Financial).
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- Research articles 2002-02-11
- Financing a New Business
- Your new business may need financing to cover the cost of equipment and other expenses before sales generate enough cash to make the operation self-supporting. There are a number of ways to obtain financing, and your choice among them will depend on your situation.What You Need to KnowWhat are "angel...
- Articles 2007-03-27
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- News items 2009-11-03
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- News items 2009-11-03
- CIT bankruptcy plan may win OK at Dec. 8 hearing
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- News items 2009-11-03
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- White papers 2002-09-01
- CanWest Global Communications F1Q08 (Qtr End 11/30/07) Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Carl Bayard - Genuity Capital Markets. Carl Bayard – Genuity Capital Markets Couple of questions. First off, a question for John Maguire. I was just wondering if you have an estimate of what the clean EPS number would be if...
- Earnings calls 2008-01-10
- CIT Group Files For Bankruptcy
- By Dan Wilchins and Elinor ComlayNEW YORK (Reuters UK) - CIT Group CIT, a lender to hundreds of thousands of small and medium-sized businesses, filed for bankruptcy on Sunday, as the global financial crisis left it unable to fund itself and the recession clobbered its loans.The bankruptcy, one of the...
- News items 2009-11-01
- Abbott Laboratories Q2 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Our first question today is from Mike Weinstein. And please state your company name. Mike Weinstein - J.P. Morgan Thank you. It's J.P. Morgan. Excuse me, a couple questions if we could start-off. There was during this quarter, there was that Barron's article and there...
- Earnings calls 2007-07-18
- PNM Resources, Inc. Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. Operator instructions And we will take our first question from Paul Fremont with Jefferies. Paul Fremont – Jefferies Thank you very much. I guess the first question would be in terms of First Choice gross margin, what was the gross margin first-quarter in ?09 and...
- Earnings calls 2009-05-01
- Should You Prepay Your Mortgage?
- For some people, paying off a mortgage early is a bad financial move. Answer these six questions to see if prepaying makes sense for you. Determining whether it’s wise for you means weighing variables including your mortgage rate, tax bracket, age, other debts, and even your outlook for the...
- Articles 2009-10-02
