Financial Institutions
Client Industries Include:
- Commercical Banks
- Factors
- Asset-Based Lenders
- Equipment Leasing Companies
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First Corporate Solutions (FCS) is well known and widely respected for our unique understanding of the needs of Financial Institutions. We work hard to design products and services that specifically address their business requirements. The FCS canon of services empowers customers to evaluate applicants quickly, monitor existing customers and close transactions with confidence and ease.
First Corporate Solutions offers:
- Comprehensive pre and post-funding Due Diligence search packages
- Dedicated Account Management
- Online Search, Filing and Portfolio Management system
- Nationwide State and County Lien Monitoring services
- Innovative Delaware Search Solution
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Background
As the Operations Manager for a national Factor company, Shannon understands the need to establish and maintain her firm’s perfected security interests. Her company’s clients range from start up companies to established firms, so when it comes to nationwide UCC and corporate services, she cannot afford to lose valuable time with slow turnarounds. Nor can she afford to miss valuable filing information such as federal tax liens or UCCs in her efforts to perfect her firm’s security interests.
Challenge and Solutions
In order to keep with her firm's high standard of reliability and thoroughness, she needed to find a UCC and corporate service provider that had qualities specific to the factor market. "In our business, we need to know everything pertaining to our client's financial status before we fund, and we must monitor that status after we fund," said Shannon.
Shannon started using First Corporate Solutions in November of 2003 because of their competitively priced fee structure and their comprehensive search/file/monitor services. "Before we started using First Corporate Solutions, we used different service companies to search or file, and another to monitor our debtors. Now we can utilize just one, First Corporate Solutions, to address all three. One-stop shopping is easier to manage for me."
"Before, a couple of federal tax liens attached to our existing debtors at the county had gone unnoticed until it was almost too late," Shannon recalled. "Now, with their Account Monitoring service program in place, we are informed of these liens in time for us to be more proactive. I don’t know of any monitoring service like it; they keep an eye on federal tax liens for us at both the state and county level."
After using First Corporate Solutions' national array of search and filing services for a year, Shannon knew she had found a solution she could rely upon; she knew she was receiving the accurate and timely information she needed to help establish and maintain her firm's perfected security interest. "We have received alert notifications of federal tax liens and UCC filings, which you can imagine, have helped save our firm from heavy potential losses. Our switch to First Corporate Solutions equaled higher revenue, less time wasted, and a lot less headache."
Results
- Shannon's firm averted revenue losses by receiving alert notifications of federal tax liens levied against their debtors in time for them to respond proactively.
- Due to faster turn-around times on searches, Shannon’s firm was able to promptly decide whether to offer their clients the financial services they requested.
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Case Study
Background
Last year, Lisa received a promotion to Branch Operations Manager at the midsize bank where she works. Bank management was concerned about the cost and turn around time they were encountering to process their pre-funding searches and UCC filings. Lisa was asked to review her branch’s process for coordinating due diligence search efforts and UCC filings and implement a better solution.
Challenge and Solutions
"Our clients need to be funded as soon as possible and we were forced to pay our service provider costly rush fees in order to meet our customers' needs," said Lisa. She began making phone calls in an effort to find a full service provider that could deliver a quality product quickly and at a fair price. She was looking to build a relationship with a company she could count on. "I didn't have a lot of experience with searching and filing and I was pretty intimidated, but First Corporate Solutions took the time to educate me and help me understand the process so I could make an informed decision."
After speaking with several service providers Lisa choose First Corporate Solutions as her team's new public records service provider. "After weighing all of my options, First Corporate Solutions was the obvious choice. Their integrated online search and filing system was a great fit for our organization. It really helped us manage our transactions and cut costs. That paired with their great service made our decision to switch an easy one."
Lisa's staff began using First Corporate Solutions in March of 2007. Bank management is thrilled with the cost savings, speedy turn around and excellent service they receive from First Corporate Solutions. Lisa recently proposed that all bank branches adopt First Corporate Solutions as their preferred vendor. "The change has been so positive for our branch. I'm confident our organization could benefit from a large scale switch."
Results
- By utilizing First Corporate Solutions’ Efiling technology, the bank has dramatically reduced their cost for UCC filings
- Due to improved turn around for searches and immediate online solutions, Lisa's bank has reduced their funding cycle by 20%, allowing them to better service their clients and remain competitive in the industry.
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Account Monitoring by First Corporate Solutions is invaluable for the credit professional who hopes to keep abreast of significant changes in the status of important clients. Extending commercial credit always carries inherent risks. Using First Corporate Solutions Account Monitoring helps to minimize these risks.
David C., Attorney, San Francisco Law Office, CA
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