Columbia, MD: May 21, 2013—The National Association of Credit Management (NACM) held its annual Membership Awards presentation during the Super Session of its 117th Credit Congress and Exposition in Las Vegas on May 21. The NACM Membership Awards recognize the NACM affiliates with the most gain in primary members (the first representative from a member company), or associate members (additional members from the same company) in their membership size category.

Columbia, MD: May 21, 2013—The National Association of Credit Management (NACM) announced its Honors & Awards Program recipients during the General Session of its 117th Credit Congress and Exposition in Las Vegas on May 20.

O.D. Glaus Credit Executive of Distinction Award was presented to Kathy Tomlin, CCE, regional credit manager, Central Concrete Supply Company, San Jose, California. Candidates for this award are judged on local and national service to the NACM organization, community service, educational and professional achievements, mentoring and cultivation of staff and peers, and support of the NACM organization.

Columbia, MD: May 17, 2013—The Finance, Credit and International Business Association (FCIB) will hold its first Spring Conference at the National Association of Credit Management’s (NACM’s) 117th Credit Congress & Exposition on May 18-21, 2013 at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas. NACM's Credit Congress has always provided a venue for both domestic and international credit professionals who extend business-to-business credit, but with the inclusion of a specialized Spring Conference comes a focus on the growing opportunities in global trade.

Credit Congress to include a hearing of the ABI's Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11, creator of the business bankruptcy predictor Z-Score, Ed Altman, PhD, and MIT Blackjack Team Member Jeffrey Ma

Columbia, MD: May 16, 2013—The premier educational event for commercial credit management is coming to Las Vegas. Held this year from May 18-21, the National Association of Credit Management's (NACM's) Credit Congress is an annual treasure trove of educational sessions and networking opportunities expertly designed to enhance the skills, abilities and careers of trade credit and finance professionals who extend business-to-business credit. The conference's expo features dozens of vendors and providers, the only place nationwide where trade credit and finance professionals can meet all of the industry's biggest leaders and service providers in one place.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration has published the inaugural Spanish language version of the Trade Finance Guide: A Quick Reference for U.S. Exporters. The guide is an easy-to-understand and use tool created specifically to help U.S. small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) overcome one of their major export challenges, how to get paid from export sales, thereby helping turn their export opportunities into actual sales.