The last few posts were all about bank business loan restrictions, and how harmful they can be to your business operations and financial flexibility. Clauses like blanket liens, compensating balances, and annual requalification are common and written into almost every bank business loan. They may or may not be clearly discussed, and it’s up to the borrower to… Read More »
I’ve been writing about bank loan restrictions and clauses for a few weeks now. We went over blanket liens and compensating balances, and now we’re going to talk about maybe the scariest one of all: annual requalification. If you thought the bank saying “yes” when they gave you the loan was the end of them looking at your… Read More »
Next up in our bank loan restrictions comes compensating balances. And it’s something nearly all banks use when loaning a business money for equipment financing. A compensating balance is when a bank requires a business to keep a certain balance amount in an account with them. This balance amount is typically 80% of the equipment loan. The key… Read More »
We get asked this question all the time – “Are fixed rates better than adjustable rates for equipment financing?” And the short answer is an emphatic YES. Fixed rates are always superior for equipment financing and leasing. The reasons are many, but the big one is stability. Knowing what your monthly payment is going to be for the… Read More »
I hear it over and over again from our equipment financing customers – that they are continually impressed with how fast we fund deals. In plain terms, many businesses are used to the Bank’s pace of doing business. And the bank takes it really slow. In many cases, it can take several days to a week to get… Read More »