Treasury

Fed expands Main Street program, cuts loan threshold by half

The central bank is including larger companies, but some small-business advocates and industry leaders say the $500,000 minimum loan is still too high.

By Anna Hrushka • May 01, 2020

CFOs look to credit lines, bond markets for cash

It’s crunch time for CFOs as they help their companies navigate the downturn.

By Robert Freedman • April 13, 2020

Cash flow is king as CFOs weather coronavirus disruption

Maximize customer touchpoints based on value, not volume, to bring in the most cash, a consultant advises, as part of a strategy to get through the uncertainties ahead. 

By Ted Knutson • March 29, 2020

Payment recovery touted as source of working capital

Building a forensic audit into your source-to-pay process could put otherwise misspent money back into your pocket.

By Robert Freedman • March 26, 2020

CFOs can expect indirect benefit from Fed's latest credit facility

The move gives money market fund managers the confidence to buy or roll over the commercial paper that many companies rely on to cover short-term costs.

By Robert Freedman • March 23, 2020

Banks tap Fed discount window to signal readiness on credit

The biggest U.S. banks have been cooperating with each other and with the Federal Reserve to show they'll keep people and companies liquid should the economy worsen.

By Robert Freedman • March 17, 2020

Trump's new $1T relief package: Which industries get a slice?

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin pitched the relief package to Senate Republicans. It's the biggest package in U.S. history, but which industries will get access?

By Jane Thier • March 17, 2020

CFOs building up cash as uncertainty clouds economy

CFOs are taking a defensive position to preserve cash, but they're open to spending in the early part of this year, according to the Association for Financial Professionals' quarterly cash survey.

By Robert Freedman • Jan. 28, 2020

Sinclair Broadcast Group CFO sacrificed higher pay for experience

Lucy Rutishauser created her first job at the company by convincing executives she could fill a role they didn't know they needed.

By Robert Freedman • Oct. 21, 2019

Reverse factoring in cash management prompts alarm from Moody's

Companies are stretching out their supplier payments with a new take on conventional factoring, but this often creates an undisclosed material debt obligation.

By Robert Freedman • Sept. 22, 2019

5 signs you're about to run out of cash

Cash is surprisingly hard to track, and knowing when it's about to run out is harder if you don't know the warning signs. 

By Robert Freedman • Sept. 12, 2019

Companies hanging on to cash despite S&P 500 stock buyback binge

AFP's Corporate Cash Indicators index revealed most companies are still holding cash to hedge against global uncertainty. 

By Robert Freedman and Jane Thier • Aug. 05, 2019