Wintrust Financial Corp. is a bank holding company that provides banking services, trust and investment services, commercial insurance premium financing, short-term accounts receivable financing, and certain administrative services.

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The cash crisis forced Gall and Cooke to rely on purchase-order financing--in essence, factoring receivables before they are even receivable.

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This type of financing has been dominated by the retail and garments industries, but has spread to other business sectors that have accounts receivable or other assets, according to Brian Cove, chief operating officer at the association, a New York-based trade group.

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