Credit Laws and Ethics Quiz
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What is the safest guideline for credit professionals during informal meetings after industry credit meetings?

  • To provide detailed information about upcoming credit decisions
  • To discuss future plans with caution
  • To limit conversations to past events and refuse to talk about the future (correct)
  • To share credit limits and changes based on past performance
  • What is the recommended approach for giving trade references?

  • To provide a detailed verbal reference
  • To discuss credit limits and changes based on past performance
  • To refuse to supply references at all
  • To provide a bare bones written reference in return for a written request (correct)
  • What is the potential problem for credit professionals during industry credit meetings?

  • Lack of attendance
  • Being too cautious
  • Not having enough information
  • Breaking the law (correct)
  • What is a good reason for participating in an industry credit group?

    <p>To stay alert of customers in financial difficulty</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can happen when a customer gets into financial difficulty?

    <p>They pick and choose whom to pay</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the risk of not performing annual credit reviews on customers with good paying habits?

    <p>Not knowing if the customer has deteriorated financially</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the danger of reasoning that, since your product has high margins, you can afford to not get paid for one shipment?

    <p>Preferences are not taken into account</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a bustout?

    <p>A situation where a customer closes its doors and disappears leaving unpaid creditors behind</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are unclaimed property laws also known as?

    <p>Escheat laws</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do some credit professionals do with credit balances instead of researching them?

    <p>Ignore them and keep them as miscellaneous income</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why are unclaimed property laws becoming a prime target for states?

    <p>To generate income</p> Signup and view all the answers

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