Invoice factoring companies and lenders in general are risk adverse, meaning the factoring company is always considering how a deal can go bad. Since the funding is based on the ability to collect on an invoice, anything that can go wrong is taken into consideration. For this reason a very thorough and deliberate process is in place to mitigate the potential problems that may arise when an invoice has been factored. While it may seem overly conservative or cautionary at times, the factoring company has time and experience on their side to show that accounts receivable financing, done right, is a very safe way to leverage an asset.