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Juicing Receivables

Receivables securitization not only survived the financial crisis but thrived as funding sources dried up and companies looked to accelerate cash collection.

By Marine Cole | Updated on March 01, 2010

The recent credit crisis stigmatized securitization, the practice widely associated with the now infamous subprime mortgages and defaults of asset-backed securities. But the market for the securitization of trade account receivables is alive and well, and continues to provide companies with low-cost and low-risk financing options.

Despite the heavy criticism of securitization, anecdotal evidence shows that companies have maintained interest in securitizing receivables. Even a recent change in the accounting treatment of securitization facilities to achieve more transparency won’t curb that interest, according to experts.

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