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Guides on collections, portfolio control and lending, written for the trade: field collectors, shops selling on credit and independent lenders.

44 articles · 12 categories

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By topic

  • Collection strategies

    How to collect without losing the customer: segment the portfolio, prevent arrears, negotiate agreements and recover overdue debt. With real examples.

  • Collection tools

    What a collections app has to have, how to compare options and when a spreadsheet stops being enough. Tool guides for field collectors and lenders.

  • Finance and lending

    Interest calculation, amortization tables, cash flow and portfolio control for whoever lends their own capital. With formulas and worked examples.

  • Technology for collections

    Offline mode, digital receipts, WhatsApp reminders and real-time metrics. How technology changes the collector’s work.

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  1. Tools

    Collections App in Mexico: Guide and Best Option 2026

    The best collections app in Mexico for lenders, savings unions and businesses with a credit book: control, interest and receipts. Download free.

    6 min

  2. Strategy

    Customer Tabs: A Guide and App for Your Store 2026

    How to control store credit: limits per customer, due dates, collecting without losing customers, and moving from the notebook to an app. Download CobrApp free.

    9 min

  3. Strategy

    Preventive Collections: Stop Arrears Before They Happen

    A guide to preventive collections: a contact calendar, reminder templates and the checks to run before you lend. Cut your arrears with CobrApp, free.

    9 min

  4. Strategy

    Debt Collection Letter: Models and Templates 2026

    Ready-to-use debt collection letter templates: reminder and formal demand, what to include and how to send it. Control your arrears with CobrApp.

    9 min

  5. Finance

    Loan Amortization Table: Guide and Examples

    What an amortization table is, how to calculate it step by step and real examples installment by installment. Generate yours free with CobrApp.

    7 min

  6. Finance

    How to Become a Money Lender: A Guide to Starting in 2026

    Learn step by step how to lend money: capital, interest rates, contracts and portfolio control. Start your lending business with CobrApp for free.

    8 min

  7. Strategy

    How to Organize Collection Routes: A 2026 Guide for Collectors

    Organize your collection route by area, time of day and priority so you collect more every day. Make it easy with CobrApp, download it free.

    6 min

  8. Finance

    How to Keep Track of Your Loans in 2026

    Learn to keep track of your loans: what to record, methods for organizing your portfolio and habits that stop you losing money. Make it easy with CobrApp.

    5 min

  9. Tools

    Collections Software in Colombia: 2026 Options Guide

    The best collections software in Colombia: types, key features and how to pick the right option for lenders, daily collectors and small businesses. Compare and start free.

    6 min

  10. Tools

    Installment Payments App: Record Payments and Calculate Balances

    How to record installment payments, calculate outstanding balances automatically and control your part-payment portfolio from your phone with a specialized app.

    6 min

  11. Tools

    Microfinance App: Manage Microloans

    The best microfinance app: manage microloans, calculate interest and control your portfolio from your phone. Download CobrApp free.

    6 min

  12. Technology

    Digital Collections: The 2026 Guide for Collectors

    What digital collections is, how it beats the notebook, how to roll it out and the best tools across Latin America. Start free with CobrApp.

    4 min

  13. Strategy

    How to Manage a Past-Due Portfolio: 2026 Strategies

    Manage your past-due portfolio with diagnosis, stage-by-stage arrears strategies and digital tools. Recover debt and prevent defaults. Download CobrApp free.

    6 min

  14. Tools

    Collections App in Colombia: The Best Option for Small Businesses

    The leading collections app in Colombia for lenders, daily collectors and small businesses. Manage your portfolio, calculate interest and collect more efficiently. Free for Android and iOS.

    6 min

  15. Finance

    How to Calculate Daily Interest on a Loan: Formulas

    Learn to calculate daily interest on a loan with clear formulas and real examples. A guide for lenders and daily-collection operators. Automate the math with CobrApp.

    5 min

  16. Finance

    Simple Loan Agreement: Free Template 2026

    Download a simple loan agreement template and learn the essential legal elements that protect your money when you lend.

    5 min

  17. Strategy

    WhatsApp Collection Reminders (Automatic) 2026

    How to send collection reminders on WhatsApp automatically. Templates, best practices and tools to collect more without calling everyone one by one.

    6 min

  18. Tools

    App for Informal Lenders: Professionalize Your Daily Lending

    Are you an informal lender? Take the first step toward professionalizing and formalizing your business. CobrApp digitizes your daily lending with receipts, transparent interest calculation and cloud backup. Free for Android and iOS.

    9 min

  19. Strategy

    How to Collect From Late-Paying Customers: 2026 Guide

    Learn to collect from late payers with a staged strategy, negotiation techniques and digital tools. Recover your portfolio without losing the customer. Download CobrApp free!

    8 min

  20. Technology

    Collections Program: The Software to Manage Every Payment You Chase

    The best collections program: control payments, past-due customers, interest and routes. Professional collections software for small businesses and lenders.

    3 min

  21. Tools

    Free Collections App: Manage Collections at No Cost in 2026

    Download the most used free collections app in Latin America. Control customers, payments, interest and collection routes without paying anything. Android and iOS.

    3 min

  22. Tools

    Free Collector App: The Best for Android and iOS in 2026

    Download the most complete collector app: collection routes, digital receipts, interest calculation and offline mode. Free for Android and iOS. 250,000 downloads.

    3 min

  23. Strategy

    5 Successful Collection Strategies to Recover More in 2026

    Proven segmentation, proactive communication and automation strategies that raise portfolio recovery by up to 60%. A practical guide with the tools to run it.

    4 min

  24. Tools

    Collections App: 5 Key Features for Efficient Collections in 2026

    A complete guide to automating your daily collections with a collections app: routes by area, Bluetooth receipts, interest calculation and offline mode. Download free.

    3 min

  25. Operations

    Door-to-Door Collector App: Routes, Receipts and Daily Payments (Free)

    Collector app for Android and iOS: routes by area, Bluetooth receipts, daily payment recording and fully offline mode. 250,000 downloads already use it. Download free!

    3 min

  26. Strategy

    Smart Collection Strategies for Microfinance

    How smart collections and empathetic communication can transform portfolio recovery, keep good customers and stay on the right side of the law.

    6 min

  27. Education

    What Is a Daily-Payment Loan? A Complete Guide to Daily Collection

    Learn what a daily-payment loan is, how door-to-door daily collection works across Latin America, and how to professionalize the business with technology.

    3 min

  28. Technology

    The Best Collections Control System for Small Businesses

    See why you need a specialized system to control your collections and leave paper and spreadsheets behind.

    1 min

  29. Legal

    Legal Documents for Lenders: Protect Your Capital

    Get to know the essential documents — promissory notes and loan agreements — you need to protect your loans legally.

    1 min

  30. Education

    A Complete Guide to Calculating Loan Interest

    Learn to calculate simple and compound interest correctly. Avoid the common mistakes that eat into your margin.

    1 min

  31. Strategy

    A Guide to WhatsApp Collection Messages: Templates

    Copy and paste: message templates that work for collecting over WhatsApp without being intrusive, and recover more.

    1 min

  32. Technology

    Excel vs a Collections App: Which Wins in 2026? (A Real Comparison)

    Using Excel to collect? It costs you money and time. See why a collections app saves 5+ hours a week, removes errors and gets you paid faster.

    1 min

  33. Finance

    5 Keys to Improving Your Cash Flow

    Practical financial strategies to shorten collection days and keep your lending business liquid.

    1 min

  34. Technology

    Why Your Business Needs to Automate Collections

    Automation removes manual errors, saves time and makes sure no payment is forgotten. A guide to getting started.

    1 min

  35. Management

    How to Collect From Late Payers Without Losing the Relationship: 8 Strategies

    Learn to collect overdue debt without losing customers. 8 amicable collection strategies that recover the portfolio and keep debtors loyal.

    2 min

  36. Management

    Managing Delinquent Customers: Collections Control

    Segmentation, automation and the metrics that reduce arrears and improve portfolio recovery.

    1 min

  37. Management

    Managing Your Collections Portfolio From Your Phone (Free App)

    See how to control your whole collections portfolio from a mobile app: customers, payments, interest and reports from your phone.

    2 min

  38. Analytics

    Real-Time Collections Metrics: A Dashboard for Your Business

    Turn data into decisions: know your takings, your arrears and your collectors' performance with live analytics.

    2 min

  39. Productivity

    Offline Collections App: Collect With No Internet and Sync Automatically

    Collect with no phone signal and sync automatically once you are online. The fully offline collections app for rural and urban areas. Download free.

    2 min

  40. Tools

    Digital Collection Receipts: PDF, Bluetooth and WhatsApp, Instantly

    Generate digital collection receipts in PDF instantly. Print them over Bluetooth or send them on WhatsApp. Cut payment disputes. Try it free.

    2 min

  41. Prevention

    How to Cut Delinquency by up to 40% With Digital Collections

    Proven digital strategies that cut delinquency by up to 40% and keep your customers paying on time.

    2 min

  42. Strategy

    Effective Collection Strategies

    Discover the best practices for improving your collections process and recovering more of your portfolio.

    1 min

  43. Innovation

    The Future of Digital Payments

    Explore the emerging trends in digital payments and how they could transform your lending business.

    1 min

End of day

$ 3,470.00 Balanced

What a route of 37 visits with 4 collectors brings in on one day, with the portfolio balanced at close.

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