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Unit 5The Credit Inquiry The Study Purpose Ways to Know the Credit Standing of the Respecting Firm 1. From the following ways, you can get the credit standing (financial standing, or standing) of your customer. 1) Some institutions abroad of your own country (Such as Embassy, Consulate, Commercial Counsellor’s Office), 2) Banks (main method). The bank is the most reliable and important method of getting the credit inquiry. Ex. In reply to the above inquiry, we are pleased to enclose a copy of the report on ABC Company, London. 3) Association of the same trade directory 4) The special institution of credit investigating (Such as accountant office) 5) The branch of this company, the sellers, agents 6) Some other customers (they are called trade reference) 7) Your own investigation by sending delegate abroad 8) Some institutions in your country from abroad 2. The Contents the Writer should Ask about the Credit Inquiry 1) Capital: 2) Capacity 3) Character 3. The bank is the most reliable method of getting the credit inquiry 1) Tell the receiver why you want to know the credit standing of this company Ex. We should thank you to obtain for us a short report respecting the means, general standing and credit reference of Messrs. Freeman Brother Co. New York. 2) Ask the receiver for help; and ask them to offer related data; and seek their opinion. Ex.We shall appreciate it if you will frankly give us your opinion about these points. 3) Assure the receiver that the information they offered will be kept secret, and they should not be responsible for this. Ex. You may rest assured that any information you obtain for us will go no further. 4. Some words for thankness Ex. We shall appreciate it if you will give us your frank opinion on these points regarding the company. 5. Reply to Credit Inquiry 1)When you write a letter to reply the credit Inquiry, the first thing is that you give the introduction of the subject company,