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Critical vendors and the doctrine of necessity. (Business Credit Selected Topic).

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| February 01, 2003 | Glick, Stuart; Goldberg, Lenore D. | COPYRIGHT 2003 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

It is not an uncommon scenario. A vendor's key customer slowly evolves into a late payer. Invoices that must be paid in 30 days are paid late: first, in 45 days, then 60 days, then even later. The vendor terminates its relationship with this customer, but is afraid of losing the business and losing whatever payment stream it is still receiving. Hence, while threatening letters are sent, and stern phone discussions ensue, the vendor tolerates the situation. That's about when the vendor receives notice of a bankruptcy filing.

Often, upon filing, the debtor is under pressure to pay a pre-petition debt to secure post-petition goods or services. ...

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