• More than 6,500 collection agencies and 1,600 credit reporting agencies service an estimated $135 billion in delinquent consumer debt placed for collection in 2000. This is nearly double the $73 billion placed for collection in 199...
06.29.2021 02:22 PM - Comment(s)


Focusing on trends in specific geographic areas can save your business an abundant amount of both time and money.


Say you have several clients in a region that is losing large amounts of their population due to failing industries. It may be time to rethink doing business there. This is often a sign ...

12.01.2020 11:31 PM - Comment(s)

Partial payments usually lead to bigger problems. It is important to have an internal system such as a CRM to take note of partial or late payments. If your customer can't afford to pay the agreed amount this month, they are likely not to be able to pay the following month either. The longer th...

11.01.2020 11:19 PM - Comment(s)

Skip tracing is a key element of debt collections and most debt collectors will participate in this activity in their daily operations. Skip tracing is the practice of locating individuals. This practice takes place in the collection industry when the contact information on an account is no longer v...

10.27.2020 08:42 AM - Comment(s)


Patterns can help point out why or when someone will be making their next step. When evaluating a delinquent customer, take note on how often they pay, if any payment plan was put in effect, if they pay with cash or card and how much they pay.


At Point Credit Solutions, we have found it very benefic...

10.26.2020 08:43 PM - Comment(s)

Many clients are easy going and a joy to work with. However, there will be times when you need to keep your guard up. If a client is repeatedly asking for clarification, proof of service, or delivery that is usually...not a great sign.

 

Keeping a clear record of the services and/or product...

10.22.2020 10:49 PM - Comment(s)

Customer loyalty is something hard to get, and easy to lose. At Point Credit Solutions, we value a client and debtors relationship. On behalf of our clients, we do everything we can to get to the bottom of the debtors payment issue. A huge mistake businesses make is poorly solving problems with deli...

10.22.2020 01:04 AM - Comment(s)

Many of you know what accounts receivable means however, many of you also don't. Weather you are a business owner, a teacher, an office manager, or even a stay at home parent, this term is important to know. It is the money owed to a company by its debtors. Generally it is in the form of an invoice ...

10.20.2020 06:21 PM - Comment(s)

Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) is the average number of days that receivables remainoutstandingbefore they are collected. It is used to determine the effectiveness of a company's credit and collection efforts in allowing credit to customers, as well as its ability to collect from them.


To calculate you...

10.20.2020 12:01 AM - Comment(s)

  • Price… Have a Price Including Payment Terms Have That Make Sense

Or…

Did you price yourself out of the deal? 

Perhaps you offered a proposal in which it was too expensive to start so they didn’t even consider you. Maybe you are an HVAC company and you sent out a service technician on a 100-de...

10.19.2020 08:27 AM - Comment(s)