HERU Community Development Corporation

02/03/2022

Most business owners try to first apply for financing at their bank but according to the Department of Revenue, only about 1.1% of all business funding comes from conventional banks such as SBA loans. Your bank can help you with credit lines and loans, but you MUST have financials and good credit for approval.
Google “SBA loan approval checklist” to find this page https://www.sba.gov/content/business-loan-checklist. This list is all that you will need for conventional loan approval.

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02/03/2022

Your bank rating is mostly based on the amount of money you keep in your bank account over the last 90 days. High 5, account balance of $70,000-99,999, Mid 5, account balance of $40,000-69,999, Low 5, balance of $10,000-39,000, High 4, 7,000-9,999, Mid 4, 4,000-6,999 and Low 4, 1,000-3,999.

02/03/2022

SBA loans, conventional loans, most other long term loans, and credit lines do require good personal credit for approval in most cases. Collateral and asset type based financing doesn’t care about personal credit as much. This is if financing only looks at collateral for approval, not financing where collateral is required for approval.

02/03/2022

Some lenders, such as advance lenders, don’t need collateral. It still helps them feel more secure in lending you money if you do have assets to show. Many things can work as collateral such as 401k and stocks, real estate, inventory and equipment, purchase orders and receivables, and other items that are easy for a lender to sell and get their money back in case of default.

02/03/2022

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