Accord Financial Corp

TSX:ACD

Accord Financial Corp. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of asset-based financial services to industrial and commercial enterprises. The company is headquartered in Toronto, California. The firm operates six finance companies in North America, namely, Accord Financial Ltd. (AFL), Accord Financial Inc. (AFIC) and Accord Small Business Finance (ASBF) in Canada, and Accord Financial, Inc. (AFIU), BondIt Media Capital (BondIt) and Accord Equipment Finance (AEF) in the United States. The Company’s business principally involves asset-based lending by AFIC and AFIU, which entails financing or purchasing receivables on a recourse basis, as well as financing other tangible assets, such as inventory and equipment; equipment financing (leasing and equipment loans) by AEF and ASBF. ASBF also provides working capital financing to small businesses; film and media production financing by BondIt; and credit protection and receivables management services by AFL, which involves providing credit guarantees and collection services, generally without financing.