The Credit Research Foundation is an independent, non-profit, member-run organization, consisting of a dynamic community of like-minded business professionals with a vested interest in improving and fostering the field of business-2-business credit while focusing on the practices and technologies of the discipline. CRF is the premiere industry advocate for the B2B credit community; the bridge in the customer financial relationship. Members in CRF include a large portion of Fortune 1000 corporations. CRF is able to provide the state-of-the-art practices and technology vital to organizations ranging in scope from the largest corporations to smaller businesses that provide and service accounts receivable (A/R) management functions. CRF provides a variety of member benefits that are designed to provide assistance with the real problems and challenges companies' credit operations face on a daily basis. For over 60 years, the Credit Research Foundation has emphasized the role of education and research activities to aid business credit, accounts receivable and customer financial managers. CRF is the foremost non-profit, member-supported, education, and research organization dedicated to the credit and financial management community.