Asset Based Lending as a Financing Tool

January 30, 2010 · Posted in Asset Based Loans, Financing Tips, Start Up Loans · Comments Off 

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But as companies confront a tight credit market coupled with lower than expected results, many CFOs are viewing asset based lending as a viable option in the financing tool kit. Even successful companies with strong banking relationships can quickly fall out of favor with lenders and lose access to unsecured financing, especially if they’ve shown recent losses. A few bad quarterly results doesn’t necessarily mean that a company is in bad shape, but stringent bank underwriting parameters can cause existing loans to be called and prevent the firm from qualifying for new financing. A company facing such a scenario can use asset based lending (ABL) arrangements as bridge loans to pay off banks and provide liquidity until bank financing is achievable.

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Originally posted 2009-02-16 05:14:44. Republished by Blog Post Promoter