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Small business lending – Watch out for inflated receivables
Winter 2011
Newsletter: Community Banking Advisor
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 573
Abstract: In desperate attempts to secure loans in today’s conservative lending environment, some small businesses are artificially inflating their receivables on financial statements by postponing bad debt write-offs, stretching out revenue recognition cutoffs or even recording bogus sales. In other instances, small business staffs are stretched so thin that inadvertent errors in recording receivables are being made. Fortunately, bankers who conduct extra due diligence on receivables can sort fiction from fact and errors from accuracy. This article offers tips on how to do so.
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What makes derivative works copyrightable?
April / May 2010
Newsletter: Ideas on Intellectual Property Law
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 573
Abstract: Derivative works: Their very name suggests they’re somehow inferior. When it comes to copyrights, however, some derivative works are entitled to much of the same protection as original works. After a photographer’s relationship with a toy company ended but the company continued to use his photos of toys, he registered the photos for copyright protection, and sued for infringement. An appeals court explained why he had a good case.
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Credit card overhaul – Comprehensive Reg Z and UDAP changes take effect July 1
Winter 2010
Newsletter: Community Banking Advisor
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 573
Abstract: Banks that issue credit cards have until July 1, 2010, to line up their compliance strategies for a massively changed set of UDAP (unfair or deceptive acts or practices) and Regulation Z (truth in lending) rules. The UDAP changes affect payment allocation, double-cycle billing, fee-based accounts and other issues, while the Regulation Z changes have an impact on credit advertising, billing error resolution, and other matters.
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Practice builders – A brave new world: Finding your way
Spring 2009
Newsletter: Rx for Practice Management / Practice Management Advisor
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 573
Abstract: Consumer-driven health care is here to stay. So it’s critical that your practice understand how the various health plans work and the impact they’ll have on your patients — and your practice. This article delves into the issues surrounding high-deductible health plans, Health Savings Accounts and your billing process.
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Security interests – Is your online information protected?
Winter 2009
Newsletter: Community Banking Advisor
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 573
Abstract: As online banking continues to grow in popularity, even small banks are offering customers Web access to at least some of their products and services. But with this convenience comes an unwelcome byproduct: the threat of unauthorized access by hackers and identity thieves.
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4 tech tools to help you with your personal finances
June / July 2008
Newsletter: Trendlines
Price: $225.00, Subscriber Price: $157.50
Word count: 573
Abstract: By now, most people use technology, in one form or another, to manage their personal finances. There may, however, be a few technological options out there that some individuals have either never heard of or never fully considered. This article gives four examples.