US Government Now in Accounts Receivable Factoring Business

By Wade Henderson

It makes you wonder what the President will not do to stimulate the economy.

As seen in today's NY Times (03/19/2009):

DETROIT " The Obama administration moved on Thursday to stabilize the American auto industry by creating a $5 billion fund to support troubled parts suppliers.

The program will provide supply companies with much-needed access to liquidity to assist them in meeting payrolls and covering their expenses, while giving the domestic auto companies reliable access to the parts they need, the Treasury announcement said.

So what does this mean for the industry? Until the details are rolled out is hard to say specifically, but the announcement to get into the Accounts Receivable Factoring business is the latest installment of how far the US Government will go to get the economy back on track.

I had predicted that Accounts Receivable Factoring is going to be a major financing method of our economy revival and this proves how accurate that is.

Not everyone is familiar with Accounts Receivable Factoring so I will give you a quick overview. In it basic form, Accounts Receivable is a Line of Credit for Businesses which advances companies funds based on their Invoices that are outstanding.

Most Factoring facilities will advance from 80% up to 90% of the outstanding invoice face value. The cash injection can be used for what ever the company needs the money for " payroll, supplies, inventory whatever. Once the end customer pays the invoice then the reserve will be paid to the company that factored the invoice less the finance fee.

The Factoring fee will vary depending on the advance rate and the days the funds are outstanding but the average is around 2% to 4% per month.

What is often used with Accounts Receivable Factoring is Purchase Order Finance. If you do get Purchase Order Finance you will need an Accounts Receivable Factoring line to go along with it in 99% of the cases I have seen.

This option works best for distributors but Accounts Receivable Factoring can work for companies in nearly any sector. If your company needs financing like this, the best option is to speak to a Professional Commercial Finance Broker because they will be up on all the trends and latest programs available through the various lender channels.

Best of all, in most cases the services of a Professional Commercial Finance Broker will not cost you a fee because the Broker will be compensated by the lender for them preparing the deal for them so it really is in your best interest. - 29886

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