Consider ‘5 Cs’ Of Credit Analysis Before Seeking Business Loan
STATEN ISLAND. N.Y. -- Are you in need of a business loan? According to Victory State Bank, a bit of advance preparation will assist in your goal.
A complete and thoroughly documented loan request – including a business plan –will help a lender understand you and your business.
The basic components of credit analysis are known as the "Five Cs."
These terms, as described below by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (http://www.newyorkfed.org), will help the loan process by providing you with an awareness of what the lender will be looking for:
- Capacity to repay is the most critical of the five factors. The prospective lender will want to know exactly how you intend to repay the loan.
The lender will consider the cash flow from the business, the timing of the repayment, and the probability of successful repayment of the loan. Payment history on existing credit relationships — personal or commercial — is considered an indicator of future payment performance.
Prospective lenders also will want to know about your contingent sources of repayment.
- Capital is the money you personally have invested in the business and is an indication of how much you have at risk should the business fail.
Prospective lenders and investors will expect you to have contributed from your own assets and to have undertaken personal financial risk to establish the business before asking them to commit any funding.
- Collateral or guarantees are additional forms of security you can provide the lender.
Giving a lender collateral means that you pledge an asset you own, such as your home, to the lender with the agreement that it will be the repayment source in case you can't repay the loan.
A guarantee, on the other hand, is just that—someone else signs a guarantee document promising to repay the loan if you can't. Some lenders may require such a guarantee in addition to collateral as security for a loan.
- Conditions focus on the intended purpose of the loan.
Will the money be used for working capital, additional equipment, or inventory?
The lender also will consider the local economic climate and conditions both within your industry and in other industries that could affect your business.
- Character is the general impression you make on the potential lender or investor.
The lender will form a subjective opinion as to whether or not you are sufficiently trustworthy to repay the loan or generate a return on funds invested in your company.
Your educational background and experience in business and in your industry will be reviewed. The quality of your references and the background and experience levels of your employees also will be taken into consideration.
About Victory State Bank:
VSB Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSBN) is the one-bank holding company for Victory State Bank. As Staten Island, N.Y.’s only community-based commercial bank, Victory State Bank operates five full-service locations on the Island: The main office in the community of Great Kills, and branches in the communities of West Brighton, St. George, Dongan Hills and Rosebank. For additional information, Victory State Bank may be reached at 718-979-1100 or visited online http://www.victorystatebank.com .
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