Welcome
to the May issue of CFA's enewsletter.
We hope that you find it informative.
We strive to make the enewsletter
as useful for you as possible. If
you have any suggestions for content
or feedback please contact Tina Szwejkowski,
CFA's Director of Communications.
Are you interested in the economic,
political & business climate?
Then
you can't afford to miss
The Economy
and the ABL Industry: For Better
or Worse with Economist
Roger Tutterow at
the Commercial Finance Association
18th
Annual Entrepreneurial Finance
and Factoring Conference,
May 13-15, 2008 at the W Dallas
Victory Hotel in Dallas, TX.
In
this session, Dr. Tutterow will
provide a timely overview of
the current national and regional
economic environment.
Topics
include patterns of economic
growth, the implications of
the macro economy and financial
economics for the financial
services industry.
Register
today and don't miss this
and other great
sessions including Building
The Perfect Beast: Creating
a High Performance Business
Development Function, Case Studies
in Acquisitions and Selling
Your Company and Assessing Foreign
Credit: Opportunity for Growth/Opportunity
for Charge Off?
This
Conference is only available
to employees of CFA member companies,
but sponsorships
are available to all.
CALL FOR
SILENT AUCTION DONATIONS
NEW at this year's
64th Annual
Convention at the San Francisco
Marriott: CFA will be hosting
a Silent Auction to benefit the
Education Foundation.
For more information or to make
a donation, please contact Sue
Bury, 1stWEST Financial Corp.
at (866) 670-3443 or s.bury@1stwest.com.
CFA Education Programs
The CFA offers
fantastic educational programs
that you and your colleagues
won't want to miss!
NEW - Registration now open to CFA
non-members!
Fraud Awareness Workshop
May 21-23, 2008, Los
Angeles, CA
The Fraud
Awareness Workshop
is a three-day program
presenting the best
practices in the prevention
and detection of borrower
fraud, while also recommending
fraud prevention procedures
for a variety of ABL
disciplines. The goal
of the program is for
participants to understand
their roles in mitigating
the risk of fraud within
their organizations.
Inventory Valuation
Workshop
June 10-12, 2008, Chicago,
IL
Don't miss CFA's Inventory Valuation Workshop,
an intensive three-day
program of discussions
and simulations designed
to provide participants
with an understanding
and awareness of the
role of inventory as
collateral and the many
considerations that
go into inventory advance
rates.
The Secured
Lender
Don’t
Miss the Green Issue of The
Secured Lender! The May/June
2008 issue will explore the
intersection of environmental
issues and commercial finance
in the United States and around
the world. Some highlights include:
Understanding
Environmentally Responsible
Lending
By Myra A. Thomas
Just what is the level
of accountability of
an asset-based lender,
factor, or any type
of lender, when dealing
with a client? The answer
often lies in the very
nature of the client’s
business and just how
large an environmental
footprint that client
leaves.
Environmental
Risk Management: A Growing
Trend in Commercial
Lending
By Darrell Delamaide
Managing environmental
risk has enabled lenders
to look at opportunities
they may have been forced
to label as too risky
in the past.
Participations
This corner of The
Secured Lender invites
you to eavesdrop on
a conversation taking
place between several
industry players about
a different topic each
issue. Pull up a chair
and get ready to find
out how Warren Mino,
Michael Maiorino and
W. David Tull see the
current market and hear
what they had to say
about the challenges
the current credit environment
poses for bank-affiliated,
asset-based lending
organizations.
Calendar of Upcoming CFA Events
CFA Events
are a great way to network,
keep up with industry trends
and gain a greater insight into
the industry.
Midwest
Chapter - Future
Leaders Committee of
the CFA and the TMA
along with the Young
Professional Committees
of the CBA, RMA, and
ICPAS spring networking
event, Chicago, IL
Midwest
Chapter - 19th Annual
Golf Outing, Geneva
National Golf Course,
Lake Geneva, WI
CFA Chapter
News
Featured Events
Future
Leader's Networking
Event
When: Thursday,
May 1, 5:30 p.m.
Where:
Adobo Grill, 1610 North
Wells Street, Chicago,
IL
Presented
By: Midwest Chapter
Join the Midwest Chapter of
the CFA and the Chicago/Midwest
Chapter of the Turnaround
Management Association (TMA)
as they team up with other
young professional groups
from the Chicago Bar Association
(CBA), Risk Management Association
(RMA), and Illinois CPA Society
(ICPAS) for a spring blockbuster
networking event not to be
missed! Celebrate springtime
in Chicago and Cinco de Mayo
at one of Chicago’s perennial
hotspots – Adobo Grill,
located at the corner of North
Avenue and Wells Street. Plenty
of parking, lots of food and
drink and a terrific opportunity
to network with young professionals
from five of Chicago’s
premier professional organizations
all in one room!
For more information, please
contact info@cfamw.com
or (847) 202-4166, or visit
their website at www.cfamw.com.
CFA Chapter Network
CFA's network of chapters provides
easy access to industry colleagues
throughout the U.S., Canada
and an affiliate in the U.K.
Chapter membership also includes
a subscription to The Secured
Lender magazine.
For more information on CFA's
Chapter Network please contact
Jennifer Sappell,
Director of Chapter/Membership.
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