Here is a practical and indispensable collection of ready-to-use forms, checklists and reports for credit and collection managers and their staff. Coverage includes: successful credit management, processing new accounts, solving new account problems, resolving special situations, collection letters that collect, other effective credit letters, staying atop the slow payer, and legal matters and bankruptcy. Includes a CD-ROM containing all of the key forms and letters.

This unique and thorough guide helps you raise collection rates and reduce costs, while always remaining in compliance with the law.Completely up-to-date and packed with useful tips and tools, Guide to Credit and Collection Law, 2005 Edition provides clear explanations of the key laws that affect credit and collection. Easy-to-read summaries, plain-English explanations, practical credit-risk guidelines, and model letters and forms make this reference immediately applicable in real-world situations.Ideally suited for attorneys, credit managers, collection agencies, controllers, treasurers, accounts receivable departments, and debt buyers (among others), Guide to Credit and Collection Law, 2005 Edition will help you: Institute reliable compliance and risk management training Assess the legitimacy of allegations of consumer protection violations Evaluate the performance of collection agencies Untangle the mysteries of the bankruptcy law arena Stay current on new statutory law and major revisions to existing law Properly process unsigned and post-dated checks Learn what actions to take when a debtor sells the business and starts a new one Succeed in skip-tracing efforts Learn how to get the most from a collection call as well as make the right choice between a call and a letter

Resource added for the Credit Business Management program 101145.