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#130:  Secured Lenders' Rights to Construction Contract Payments

NH Construction Law

It happens this way: A contractor or subcontractor borrows money from a lender, and as security for the loan it gives the lender an assignment of or lien on its receivables and contract rights. No one thinks to ask whether the contractor has pledged its receivables to secure a loan or line of credit.

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Transforming Construction Payments: Autodesk's Strategic Move with Payapps Acquisition 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Late payments and non-payments are, unfortunately, pivotal contributors to declining contractor productivity eventually, in some cases, leading to bankruptcy for many GCs and subcontractors. Increasing financial risk. High compliance risk. Moreover, manual payment processes also increase compliance risk. Why Payapps?

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Does a Lien Affect Your Credit Score?

Levelset

Credit bureaus can collect public information from state and county courts, including bankruptcies. EquiFax also provides three business scores: a payment index, a credit risk score, and a business failure score. This means a lien could potentially affect your ability to secure financing for years to come.

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What Your Business Credit Report Tells Lenders

Pro Builder

See how a solid business credit score increases your chances of securing capital to fund the growth of your business, and what you can do to improve your score. Having a solid business credit score increases a business owner’s chances of securing capital to fund growth. Matthew Gillman. Why Is Your Business Credit Report Important?

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Ten Ways Emailing QuickBooks Contractor Files Invites Identity Theft!

Contractor Bookkeeping

Postcards Are More Secure Than Email. A lot of contractors are told to email QuickBooks contractor data files to their tax preparer, bookkeeper or any number of places and continually put themselves at tremendous risk of identity theft or worse. Secure File Transfer System Is The Answer.

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Guest Blog – 5 Common Misconceptions About Surety Bonds

Construction Law Monitor

Due to this misinformation, many contractors either avoid projects requiring bonds, thus missing great work opportunities; or sometimes even operate without them, which jeopardizes their legal standing and puts their whole company at risk. A recent case of this is the bankruptcy of the 105-year-old company Truland Group Inc.

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International Arbitration Experts Discuss The Impact On The Global Economy

Constructlaw

Halprin: At the risk of stating the obvious, the pan­demic has had a tremendous impact on filings. The economic hardships that have resulted have exposed many businesses to financial strain and led to an increased number of high-profile insolvencies and bankruptcies.

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