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Credit scoring and the next step.

Business Credit

| March 01, 2005 | Fensterstock, Albert | COPYRIGHT 2005 National Association of Credit Management. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Introduction

The use of credit scoring for evaluating credit risk is at an all-time high in American businesses. This is probably due to several factors inherent in the use of this technology. Among them, credit scoring is more efficient than having credit department personnel evaluate every potential sale, which saves money--a major consideration for corporate America these days. Additionally, Sarbanes-Oxley and its requirements point to the use of credit scoring as a good method for improving internal control over risk-based decisions. For the most part, however, regardless of the type of scoring system in place, businesses are not getting everything they can ...

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