Here are 6 samples of very effective Mission Statements for credit departments across a diverse line of industries.

Whether it's at the request of top management, or whether you just feel it's important, these will be helpful to get you started to creating your own Mission Statement.

A mission statement should be a high-level statement of what is most important for your credit operations, a set of "guiding principles."

It can be a document primarily for your department - to keep you focused on the task at hand, or also for the rest of the company, including top management, sales, and any others you may deal with.

Editor's Note: We received one unique mission statement that we didn't include in the file to be downloaded, but we still think it's a good one. It's short and sweet:

Pay or Die!