Factoring Company Guide
First Step: Filling Out the Application
Initiate your venture into smarter financial management with our straightforward application. Simply provide essential details about your business, including your company's name, address, what you do, and information about your customers. This step is your gateway to improved cash flow and financial stability.
Part of this process may include submitting key financial documents, such as an accounts receivable aging report. This is crucial for us to assess the likelihood of your customers fulfilling their payment obligations, offering us a comprehensive view of their overall financial health.
During this initial stage, you'll have the opportunity to discuss the specifics of your financial needs with our experts. This discussion includes deciding on the volume of invoices you wish to factor, understanding the advance and discount rates, and how swiftly you can expect to receive the funds. The specifics of these arrangements often vary based on factors such as the financial strength of your customers, your monthly sales volume, and industry-specific risks.
It's important to note that the amount of money you choose to factor plays a significant role in determining your terms. Generally, a higher volume of factored invoices leads to more favorable rates, enhancing the financial benefits for your business.
Based on your application, we will meticulously evaluate if factoring is a suitable and beneficial service for your business's unique situation. Following this assessment and approval, we will proceed to negotiate the terms of the factoring agreement. In these negotiations, factors such as the amount you wish to factor will heavily influence the terms, with larger amounts typically resulting in more favorable conditions.
Throughout the negotiation process, we ensure full transparency regarding all costs and fees involved. Once the terms are agreed upon, our team efficiently moves forward with the funding process. This includes conducting due diligence on your customers' creditworthiness and verifying the legitimacy of your invoices, culminating in the provision of the cash advance to your business in a timely manner.
Factoring Company Benefits
Unleash the Power of Factoring:
- Transform your focus from cash flow concerns to scaling your business.
- Banish the stress of loan repayments. Experience the freedom of quick cash within days.
- Retain absolute control of your business destiny.
- Say goodbye to the financial drain of chasing down payments.
- Master your cash flow by strategically selecting invoices to factor.
- Outpace clients who lag in payments and protect your financial health.
- Accelerate your production and sales with consistent cash flow.
- Utilize expert services for hassle-free payment collections and credit assessments.
- Never worry about meeting payroll again.
- Ensure you're always prepared for payroll taxes.
- Unlock discounts on bulk purchases to reduce costs.
- Enhance your purchasing leverage for early payment and bulk order discounts.
- Improve your credit rating by consistently covering your bills.
- Secure the cash needed for ambitious business expansion.
- Invest confidently in marketing your business.
- Witness a transformation in your financial statements.
- Gain insightful, comprehensive reports on your receivables for smarter decision-making.
Is Factoring For You
How Factoring Helps Small Businesses Grow
Factoring is a helpful tool that can contribute to the growth of small businesses in simpler terms. Here's how it works:
Access to Quick Cash: Small businesses often struggle to access funds they need for daily operations or expansion. Factoring allows them to get quick cash by selling their unpaid customer invoices to a factoring company. This immediate cash infusion gives them the financial resources to cover expenses and seize growth opportunities.
Better Cash Flow Management: Cash flow is crucial for small businesses to pay bills, purchase inventory, and invest in growth. Factoring improves cash flow by providing a steady stream of money from the factoring company for the outstanding invoices. This helps small businesses maintain a healthy financial situation and avoid cash flow gaps.
Improved Credit Standing: By using factoring, small businesses can build a good credit history. They can pay suppliers on time and establish a reputation for reliability. This can lead to better credit terms with suppliers and easier access to loans or other financing options in the future.
Business Expansion: Factoring gives small businesses the financial flexibility to expand their operations. They can use the cash from factoring to invest in marketing, hire more employees, purchase equipment, or open new locations. This helps them take advantage of growth opportunities and increase their market presence.
Outsourced Invoice Management: Managing customer invoices can be time-consuming and complex. Factoring companies handle this task for small businesses. They take care of invoicing, collecting payments, and managing customer credit checks. This frees up valuable time and resources for small businesses to focus on core operations and serving their customers.
Reduced Financial Risk: Factoring companies assume the risk of non-payment from customers. They conduct credit checks and monitor payments, protecting small businesses from bad debts. This reduces financial risk and provides peace of mind to small business owners.
Flexibility to Grow: Factoring is a flexible financing option that grows with the business. As sales increase and generate more invoices, small businesses can access more funding through factoring. This adaptability allows them to fund their growth without being limited by traditional loan structures.
In simple terms, factoring gives small businesses quick cash, improves their cash flow, helps build good credit, supports business expansion, streamlines invoice management, reduces financial risk, and offers flexibility for growth. By using factoring, small businesses can overcome financial hurdles and create opportunities for long-term success.
Factoring History
Factoring History
Hey, Entrepreneurs and Business Warriors! Want to know a secret that could turbocharge your business? It’s called factoring, and it’s the financial ninja move behind many thriving businesses in America.
Here’s what they don’t teach you in business school: factoring is a powerhouse. While everyone else struggles with cash flow, businesses using factoring are freeing up billions of dollars to grow and dominate.
So, what is this mysterious factoring? Simply put, it's buying invoices for less. This is no new trick; it's as old as Hammurabi's reign in Mesopotamia. And it's been a game-changer throughout history.
Factoring was the secret sauce for the Romans, and later, the American colonists, providing a fast cash solution when traditional banking failed. Fast forward to today, and it's still a major player in the business finance arena.
In today’s cutthroat business environment, factoring is more relevant than ever. It’s the go-to for businesses when banks drop the ball. Each year, thanks to factoring, thousands of businesses are flipping billions in receivables into growth and profit. Want to join the league of extraordinary businesses? Factoring is your ticket.
Credit Risk
Unleash Your Business Potential with Quick and Reliable Cash Flow
Expert Credit Risk Assessment Included at No Additional Cost
Accurately assessing credit risk is a critical aspect of our factoring business. Very few clients can perform this function as objectively as we do.
As part of our comprehensive service, we act as your dedicated credit department for both new and existing customers, providing you with a valuable advantage over handling these tasks in-house.
Imagine a scenario where a salesperson is pursuing a new account with significant potential for sales. In their eagerness to secure the business, they might overlook warning signs of credit difficulties and bypass your internal credit checks. While this approach may lead to a quick sale, it doesn't guarantee timely payment, and without payment, there is no true success.
With us, such situations are avoided. We make credit decisions based on a comprehensive understanding of the new customer's credit situation. We exercise caution by not purchasing invoices from customers with poor credit ratings, minimizing the risk of nonpayment. It's important to note that our involvement does not imply a tightening of credit that would negatively impact your business beyond your control.
Ultimately, the decision to engage with a new customer of questionable creditworthiness remains yours. (However, we reserve the right to say, "We warned you!")
While we may not purchase those invoices, you still have the freedom to extend credit terms as you see fit. You retain full control. Regardless of the decisions you make, our participation ensures that you have access to comprehensive, objective, and high-quality information to make informed credit decisions, surpassing your previous practices.
We conduct thorough research on new clients and diligently monitor the credit ratings of your existing customers. This stands in stark contrast to the common practice of neglecting routine credit updates on the established customer base, which can lead to costly mistakes.
Most businesses conduct credit checks only when it's too late and the problem has already escalated. In contrast, we promptly inform you of any changes in the credit status of your existing customers, allowing you to take proactive measures.
In addition to providing specific customer credit information, we offer detailed reports on your accounts receivables as a whole. Our comprehensive reports include accounting details, transactional insights, aging reports, and financial management reports. This data empowers you to analyze your sales performance, track account history, and make informed decisions.
With over 70 years of successful experience in managing cash flow and credit, we are eager to leverage our expertise for your benefit. Let us put our knowledge to work for you, helping you achieve your financial goals and unlocking your business's true potential. Experience the benefits of quick and reliable cash flow, supported by expert credit risk assessment at no additional cost.
How To Change Factoring Companies
Changing Your Invoice Factoring Service Provider
Need-to-know info about switching invoice factoring firms.
Are you considering a different invoice factoring firm?
Are you dissatisfied with your current one?
Planning on ditching your current factoring firm?
What should I know before I switch factoring companies?
Here's a guide answering all these queries and more:
Understanding UCC and its role in switching factoring firms:
Usually, factoring companies file a general Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) to secure their claim over the invoices they've funded.
The UCC helps factoring companies, banks, and lenders know who's lent money on which assets. As invoices change daily, factoring companies need to file a 'blanket' UCC that secures all your receivables, even if you're only factoring a part of your sales. This 'blanket' UCC acts as a signal to other lenders, showing a Security Agreement exists between you and the factoring company.
Your specific factoring details, like rates and which accounts are factored, are laid out in the Security Agreement, which is not publicly accessible. Essentially, a UCC works like a first mortgage on your business.
The Process of Switching Companies
The lender with the earliest UCC filing gets 'First Position' on the promised collateral. For instance, a factoring firm has first rights to collect payments on your invoices.
To switch factoring firms, the new factoring firm has to pay off the old one. At the same time, the old factoring company's claim is released, and the new company's claim is filed, similar to refinancing a house.
A 'buyout' is when the new factoring firm pays off the old one using funds from your first financing.
The Buyout Agreement details the transition process and is signed by the old factoring firm, new factoring firm, and your company. In this agreement, you agree to the 'buyout figure' provided by the old factoring company.
How is the Buyout Figure Determined:
The buyout figure is usually the total outstanding receivables minus any reserves and then plus any fees owed to the old factoring firm. It's a good idea to ask for a detailed breakdown of your figure to ensure you understand if there are any early termination fees or additional charges.
What does the buyout cost?
If you can provide new invoices to the new factoring company, which they can use to pay off the outstanding invoices at your old firm, then you wouldn't incur additional costs for the switch. However, most companies need to resubmit some of the invoices already factored with the old company to the new one. In this case, the 'overlap' invoices will incur fees from both factoring firms.
How long does a buyout take?
When you're switching factoring firms, plan for the first funding to take two to three more days than the normal setup process. The extra days will be used to verify the invoices and calculate buyout figures for your approval.
What if my situation is more complex?
Although it's not usual, the old and new factoring firms can collaborate via an Intercreditor or Subordination Agreement until the old firm is paid off. Depending on the situation, factoring firms have managed to 'draw a line in the sand,' where the old firm has rights to invoices up to a certain date, and the new firm has rights to all invoices after that date.
Questions you should have asked before signing up with your current factoring firm:
- Can I use multiple factoring firms at once? The universal answer is one, according to the Uniform Commercial Code/UCC.
- If I decide to switch factoring firms, how much notice do I need to give?
- What is the penalty for leaving without giving the required notice and can you provide an example of how the fees are calculated? Beware of 13-month contracts that require a certain monthly factoring volume.
For example, a 13-month contract where you've agreed to factor $100,000 per month at a rate of 3% means you promise to pay them $3,000 per month in factoring fees or $34,000 in total over the next year. If you want to leave after 6 months, they will charge you the fees for the remaining 6 months, which equals $13,000. This can be too expensive for most companies, especially those with low profit margins. You're stuck!
