Membership Levels

Premier Plus | Premier | Corporate | International or Publication | Associate

There are five levels of membership open to practicing credit professionals. Depending upon the level of membership you choose, you will receive an exceptional level of value.


Your annual membership contribution in the Credit Research Foundation lends to the advancement of the credit profession by funding a variety of projects undertaken by the Research Committee and staff of the Foundation.

For Corporate, Premier and Premier Plus members CRF is providing Country Reports by Atradius Trade Credit Insurance - A Platinum Partner of the CRF. The reports provide short, concise information on a country's economic performance, valuable hints and tips on credit safeguarding instruments, collection measures, legal framework, and insolvency proceedings. This is a tremendously valuable addition to your CRF membership.

The Premier Plus Membership

$2,000 annually

The Premier Plus membership entitles you to receive all the value of the Premier level (below). All publications and one registration to each of the three CRF Open Forums;

• Plus we will include an additional complete set of all publications (if purchased from the bookstore a $650 value);
  
• Plus you will have the opportunity to bring an associate (staff or other credit professional guest) to one of the three Forum's (a $400 value). Receive all these benefits (a $2,885 value) for the cost of the Premier Plus level membership of $2,000.
  
• Plus receive the complete CRF library on CD (over 80 publications) of our current research, monographs and books to use for your organization.

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Premier Membership

$1,295 annually

As a Premier Member, you will automatically receive:

• All CRF publications free of charge, including the Credit Professional's Handbook.
  See complete list of publications you will receive: Member Publications.
• Broad member support through our member assistance program - MAPs
• A free benchmarking report to compare your company's critical credit and A/R performance against others.
• The Quarterly National Summary of Domestic Trade Receivables and the Bad Debt Supplement.
• The Credit and Financial Management Review, CRF's quarterly compendium of articles on theory, strategy, law, economics and best practices in credit and financial management.
• CRF News, a quarterly newsletter.
• One free registration to all three CRF Credit Accounts Receivable Open Forums.
• Access to the "Credit Assistant," CRF's new online resource center filled with information to help you in your daily tasks.
• A subscription to Collections & Credit Risk magazine, a source for keeping you up-to-date on credit matters that affect the way you do business.
• NACM Credit Congress registration at a member discount.
• Discounts for some NACM Professional Certification Programs: CBA, CBF & CCE and Self-Study Programs

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Corporate Membership

$795 annually

As a Corporate Member, you will automatically receive:

• All CRF publications free of charge, including the Credit Professional's Handbook.
  See complete list of publications you will receive: Member Publications.
• Broad member support through our member assistance program - MAPs
• The Quarterly National Summary of Domestic Trade Receivables and the Bad Debt Supplement.
• The Credit and Financial Management Review, CRF's quarterly compendium of articles on theory, strategy, law, economics and best practices in credit and financial management.
• CRF News, a quarterly newsletter.
• One free registration to one Credit & Accounts Receivable Open Forum and a discount on the other Forums.
• Access to the "Credit Assistant," CRF's new online resource center filled with information to help you in your daily tasks.
• A subscription to Collections & Credit Risk magazine, a source for keeping you up-to-date on credit matters that affect the way you do business.
• NACM Credit Congress registration at a member discount.
• Discounts for some NACM Professional Certification Programs: CBA, CBF & CCE and Self-Study Programs.

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International Membership* or  Publication Only** Membership

$350 annually

*International is only for companies or individuals whose business is located outside the continental United States. Note, due to ever-increasing postage and shipping costs, International Members will recieve their initial "CRF library" of publications on a CD and all new publications e-mailed to them in PDF format.

**Publication Only is limited to companies who already have a Premier or Corporate membership.

As an International or Publication Member, you will automatically receive:

• All CRF publications free of charge, including the Credit Professional's Handbook.
  See complete list of publications you will receive: Member Publications.
• The Quarterly National Summary of Domestic Trade Receivables and the Bad Debt Supplement.
• The Credit and Financial Management Review, CRF's quarterly compendium of articles on theory, strategy, law, economics and best practices in credit and financial management.
• Member discounts on all CRF Forums
• CRF News, a quarterly newsletter.
• A subscription to Collections & Credit Risk magazine, a source for keeping you up-to-date on credit matters that affect the way you do business. (Note, this will not be sent with International memberships).
• NACM Credit Congress registration at a member discount.
• Discounts for some NACM Professional Certification Programs: CBA, CBF & CCE and Self-Study Programs.

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Associate Membership*

$110 annually

*For additional members of a company holding a Premier or Corporate membership.
As an Associate Member, you will automatically receive:

• The Credit and Financial Management Review, CRF's quarterly compendium of articles on theory, strategy, law, economics and best practices in credit and financial management.
• CRF News, a quarterly newsletter.
• A subscription to Collections & Credit Risk magazine, a source for keeping you up-to-date on credit matters that affect the way you do business.
• Member discounts on all CRF publications and Forums.
• NACM Credit Congress registration at a member discount.
• Discounts for some NACM Professional Certification Programs: CBA, CBF & CCE and Self-Study Programs.
• Member Discount to CRF's Credit and Financial Management Forums held three times a year around the United States.

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