Welcome to the Business Credit News UK - Weekly Snapshot Newsletter

Editor John Arnold - E-mail: jarnold@creditman.co.uk
Site: Business Credit Management UK
URL: http://www.creditman.co.uk
Dated: 11 May 2009

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Current News
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- Joint Administrators of Landsbanki Guernsey Limited release second interim report to creditors
- CSA launches new breakfast training seminars
- Draycir in the running to score Credit Today Award for Best Use of Technology
- Stockport County Association Football Club Limited in administration - update
- Update from Administrators on Great Leighs racecourse
- ECGD launches public consultation on scheme to confirm letters of credit for UK exporters
- More businesses urged to sign up to prompt payment code
- LendProtect UK Limited selects Bank Wizard Absolute for real-time bank account verification of consumer finance applicants
- Insolvency service forms transformation partnership with Northgate
- More than 200,000 secret credit cards in the UK
- Homeowners Now Taking Out Over Half Of All IVAs
- GMAC Financial Services Reports Preliminary First Quarter 2009 Financial Results
- What Happens Next in Corporate Liquidity Management?
- Bogus mediation company wound-up
- Online Claims Validation System to be launched for Creditors of Stanford International Bank Limited
- As insolvencies soar travel companies must prepare for the longer haul
- Eastlake Work Group Limited – in administration
- Stockport County Association Football Club Limited in administration - update
- Sovereign administrators announce substantial increase in creditor payout
- Administrators appointed to Barnsley House Ltd
- Empire Interactive Europe Limited - In Administration
- Firms urged to take advantage of interest-free green loans
- SME's sees orders and output plunge
- Graydon UK & Validis announce intention to launch enhanced credit information service
- Only 4 days left to book your seats at this year's Credit Today Awards
- Coface to host 5th Country Risk Conference in London on 11th June 2009
- Repossessions and distressed sales far worse than 90s recession warns lawyers

To read the complete story on these and to submit your news items please go to the News Section

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New Articles
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- The legacy of easy credit means that financial responsibility is under harsher scrutiny than ever before - Comment from Steven Finlay, Jaywing
- Top tips from DirectGov and the Homeowners Mortgage Support scheme
- Nick O'Reilly reflecting on his year as President of R3

To read these and many other free Articles please go to our Articles Section

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Up Coming Events
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Credit Risk: Introduction to Key Concepts - May 12 2009 to May 12 2009
Problem Credits: Covenant Breaches & Restructuring Options - May 12 2009 to May 13 2009
Advanced Credit Risk - May 12 2009 to May 12 2009
Management Development - May 12 2009 to May 12 2009
Question Time - May 12 2009 to May 12 2009
Credit Management for Professional Services - May 13 2009 to May 13 2009

For the full details on these and other events and to add your events to our database please go to our Up Coming Events Section

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