FIC Has Extensive Commercial Finance Expertise

Financial Institutions Consulting has extensive practical experience in many areas of commercial financial services. Additionally, in the small business and middle market commercial finance arenas, we possess more practical knowledge and depth of experience than any other consultant.

FIC Commercial Finance Experience Increases Profits

With FIC's deep experience in commercial finance, we help our clients increase profits. Some projects are brief and tactical while others deal with complex organizational and business issues.

FIC's expertise in commercial finance falls into multiple functional areas:

• Acquisition target identification, due diligence and integration
• Asset-based lending operations
• Corporate-level visioning and strategic planning
• Credit policy, approval and underwriting
• Customer profitability and segmentation
• Customer satisfaction
• Distribution channel analysis (business development, telemarketing, online marketing)
• Line of business strategic development
• New market entry analysis
• Sales force automation implementation
• Syndicated lending and securitizations

All of our projects result in clear action steps for the client and include tactical implementation plans. We base our recommendations on what is achievable, given the infrastructure, culture, and capabilities of the client.

FIC Clients Include Major Credit Card Companies and Banks

Commercial Finance Companies Cut Expenses

In every bank and commercial finance company we have worked for, FIC, with client involvement, has found a significant percentage (a minimum of 10 percent) of operating expense that can be eliminated.

Of course, this can and must be accomplished without harming customer relationships or the quality of service provided. FIC expertise helps commercial finance companies cut costs, without compromising service.

FIC Expertise Spans Many Market Segments

Past clients have included some of industry's largest finance companies, major credit card companies, industry associations, as well as many money center, regional and community banks. We have also worked with the World Bank to introduce financial services best practices to such diverse locations as India, China, Africa, and Russia.

Commercial finance segments that we have consulted to include:

• Commercial equipment leasing
• Commercial real estate finance
• Corporate finance
• Factoring
• Franchise finance
• Healthcare finance
• Inventory finance
• Rediscount customer finance
• Resort/timeshare finance
• Vendor finance

FIC has helped several players enter new commercial finance markets. Our successes have involved helping clients grow their capabilities and their revenues.

Contact us for more information about FIC's commercial finance expertise.