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At ABLC, we’re not just advisors; we are your trusted partner in navigating asset-based lending with precision, enabling you to make informed decisions and achieve secure, confident lending outcomes.

The Global Leader in Field Examinations since 1986

For over 30 years, Asset Based Lending Consultants, Inc. (ABLC) has set the industry standard, providing lenders across the world with the foundation to make stronger, more informed credit decisions.


We have earned the trust of leading financial institutions by delivering a superior quality of field examination services and audits. As an independent firm, we combine deep expertise with global reach to provide unmatched precision, efficiency, and results.


Led by Donald Clarke—an industry pioneer with over 35 years of experience - our team of highly skilled professionals spans the globe, ensuring excellence and consistency in every engagement.

Trusted by Leading Institutions Worldwide

Simplifying Lending, Step by Step

We empower financial institutions with the tools, training and insights needed to manage risk effectively and enhance loan performance. Our streamlined, results-driven consultancy process is designed to:

Step-by-step service process at Asset Based Lending Consultants.

Conduct Detailed Evaluations

We assess financial health and pinpoint risks with unparalleled accuracy, ensuring a solid foundation for credit decisions.

Deliver Tailored Insights

Our solutions are precise, actionable, and always delivered with the utmost confidentiality.

Provide Real-Time Monitoring

We deliver key metrics and data that enhance portfolio management and inform decision-making in real time.

Offer Professional Training in ABL

We equip your team with the knowledge needed to strengthen operational efficiency and drive performance.

Collaborate for Success

Through close collaboration, we help you optimize credit structures, enhance loan performance, and mitigate risks effectively.

ABLC offers a full suite of services to help your business make the right financial decisions

ABLC highlighting core services in training, Field Exams, and other services.

Field Examinations

Gain a clear understanding of your collateral position with our comprehensive field examinations. From accounts receivable to inventory, we provide detailed insights that help lenders minimize risk and make informed credit decisions.

New Loan Surveys

Make smarter lending decisions with thorough pre-loan assessments. We evaluate financial health, operational systems, and collateral, giving you the confidence to extend credit responsibly.

Problem Loan Workouts

Turn challenges into opportunities. Our experts assist lenders in restructuring underperforming loans, maximizing recovery while preserving borrower relationships.

Quality of Earnings Certification

Ensure accuracy and transparency with our in-depth financial reviews. We analyze cash flow, profitability, and market value, empowering lenders to assess borrower viability with confidence.

Monitoring Services

Stay ahead of risk with real-time portfolio monitoring. Our borrowing base monitoring system provides accurate metrics on accounts receivable, inventory, and cash flow to safeguard your lending portfolio.

Fixed Asset Verification

Verify and authenticate fixed assets with precision. From existence to ownership and operational status, our services ensure your collateral meets lending requirements.

Business Valuation

Get a reliable, market-driven valuation of your borrower’s business. We evaluate financial performance, industry trends, and profitability to provide actionable insights.

Lender to Lender Review

Enhance your lending strategies with a second opinion. Our reviews assess credit extension protocols, portfolio quality, and legal documentation to identify opportunities for improvement.

SBA 7(a) WCP Pilot Program Support

We empower SBA 7(a) lenders to be efficient providers of the newly created WCP Programs. ABLC supports the building of ABL infrastructure and provides backroom support while uptraining relevant staff for program success.

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Empower Your Team with Asset-Based Lending Expertise

Set your team apart with DCE’s expert-led training and the Asset-Based Lending Institute’s (ABLI) accredited programs. Designed to meet the evolving demands of Asset-Based Lending, our offerings deliver:

Practical Insights into field examinations, underwriting, risk management, and collateral monitoring.

Tailored Seminars to address ABL pain points, real-world challenges and improve decision-making.

Curated Modules that build confidence, sharpen skills, and drive measurable results. Based on the seminars and training of Donald F. Clarke, a globally recognized ABL authority, our programs equip your team with knowledge and tools to navigate risk, optimize performance, and fuel organizational success.

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What Readers Say: Insights That Inspire

“Hi Don,

I would like to order three copies of ABLD. Senior Management here is really impressed with the book..….

Please send me three copies with an invoice.

Thanks very much."

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Jeffrey Bilus, Vice-President, Veritas Financial Partners

“Dear Donald, I've written this recommendation of your work to share with other LinkedIn users."Don has been an incredible training asset to our staff as well as subject matter expert to GE for decades. ABLC has also provided us with very informative audit reports focusing on eccentric risk issues."

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LinkedIn Recommendations, Darrell Cole, Accountant has endorsed your work as President at Asset Based Lending Consultants

“Dear Don, Thank you for facilitating the CFA ABL Underwriters course this week. Hearing your experience & those of my peers was invaluable to me as a newcomer in the industry.”

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Jennifer Nass

“Don, ABLC is a valuable extension of our operating team. Without them, I don’t know how we could function in the market today. Consistent, reliable and honest, their analysis is always on time and delivered with integrity. No shortcuts or unexplained issues. ABLC delivers a quality product every time!”

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Tony Howard, Chief Credit Officer - Trade Finance Solutions

“Dear Don, ABLC has provided for us quality field examinations in a timely and professional manner. Your staff is knowledgeable, diligent, courteous and responsive. The excellence of your reporting has been of tremendous benefit to us. We thoroughly enjoy working with you and your team! Sincerely, Brian”

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Brian Kalish, President - Factbanc Corporation

“ABLC and their team of examiners show competence in their ability to dig deep and uncover risk where others wouldn't. At Gerber we appreciate their methodical approach to identifying risk and recommending mitigating techniques. Don and his team exceed expectations and go above and beyond to understand our unique approach to lending, making this a true partnership.”

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Barry Joseph, Senior Vice President - Gerber Finance

“Don and his team at ABL Consultants have been vital in our ability to meet the demand of our ABL Field Audit requirements. Their experience and expertise in Asset Based Lending have provided us with valuable information to make sound credit decisions and monitor our ABL facilities with current and validated information. Most important, their customer service and efficiency in the field during the field audit has been nothing but first class. As a former ABL Field Auditor, quality, efficiency and customer service are a must during the ABL Field audit process; and ABLC is the best at providing this service.”

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Alex Diaz, AVP, ABL Monitoring Manager - Banesco

“Your reports are VERY comprehensive! Thank You!”

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Fred Leder, Worthy Lending LLC

“FSW recently engaged Asset Based Lending Consultants (“ABLC”) to perform a field exam for a prospect in Missouri. Time was of the essence and ABLC was able to quickly deploy an examiner to the prospects site and complete the exam within our required time. FSW was extremely impressed with the level of professionalism and expertise of the field exam. I would definitely recommend ABLC to any asset based lender and ABLC will be our choice going forward for field exams.”

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Robyn Barrett, CPA, Managing Member

“I wanted to thank you for your time coming out to our company doing our field exam. I have been through multiple field exams and audits over the years and this was by far the smoothest one I have been a part of. You communicated what you needed, time frame needed, and accompanied by the purpose of the request. We would request you any time to come back and do our field exams in the future as well as recommend you to anyone who is in need of one.”

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