Apartment 113 Episode 107 – Dotan Melech & Bob Hoban, CTrust

CTrust Chairman Bob Hoban and CEO Dotan Y. Melech join host Rob Sanchez of Apt. 113 to share their journeys and experiences with the cannabis industry, discuss how the current challenges with financing are leading to more receiverships, and how cannabis risk assessments – the Cannabis Trust Score™ – can help the industry better manage risk and prepare them for future lending programs from financial institutions.

The Cannabis Industry Needs Standardized Methods of Risk Assessment

Standardized risk evaluation and credit scoring are crucial to advancing the cannabis industry.
CTrust Founding Member and CEO Dotan Y. Melech penned an article earlier this week in American Banker highlighting how the emergence of lending policies based on data-driven risk analyses will foster a stronger and more equitable financial landscape across the industry.

How a Technology Startup Fills Credit Risk Gaps for Cannabis Businesses

Cannabis retailers usually do not have an extensive debt record when applying for credit, creating a niche that CTrust is trying to fill with a specialized score to inform lending. CTrust’s recently launched Cannabis Trust Score, or CTS, considers financial data as well as ongoing regulatory and operational changes that affect the cannabis industry.

First Business Credit Score Reports for Cannabis Industry Officially Launch From CTrust

Credit-Scoring System Yields Unprecedented Level of Transparency, Benefiting Financial Institutions, Investors and Cannabis Business Owners ——- CTrust, the first and only cannabis business credit scoring and risk monitoring agency, announced today the beta launch of its cannabis credit scoring platform, now available to financial institutions, investors and business owners.