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Lenders are now considering your credit score when assessing your applications. Scores rank on a 0 to 1200 count, with 1200 being the best score you can maintain. A score between 700-1000 is generally the sweet spot for lenders to be satisfied, but a lower score won’t totally rule you out of a new loan. THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT CREDIT SCORES:

Every application you place to a bank leaves a permanent “enquiry” on your records. Too many enquiries in a short space of time is likely to impact your score negatively, leading to difficulty obtaining finance from lenders or higher interest rates. THINGS TO LOOK OUT FOR: An inexperienced Broker might not approach the right bank for you the first time, potentially resulting in a loan application decline. As a workaround, they might then resort to ‘flooding’ your application to multiple lenders until they finally get you approved. This can burn your credit score, and it’s detrimental to getting support from financiers in future. OUR APPROACH: Machine Finance never formally submits any applications to lenders unless we have your permission and consent. We take the time to assess all of our clients thoroughly, so we know that the first lender we approach for you is the most likely to offer you an approval. It’s a matter of respect, and the reason why no one sets the standard higher than us.

Within the last decade, there has been a large uplift in private or boutique business funders coming to market offering secured and unsecured business lending products. Many of these funders allow quick or convenient access to ‘limits’ up to $500,000 or more, allowing you to draw cash from them at pricing that is still reasonably close to mainstream banks. We usually offer these products up as a more convenient alternative to approaching banks, because the need for them usually arises from an urgent scenario, and time becomes the critical factor. As Brokers, we know that securing secured and unsecured business lending from mainstream Banks takes time, and often requires the introduction of a specialist banker who might need to organise a face-to-face meeting and a couple of weeks to analyse your business financials before offering any approvals. Whilst we generally support (and prefer) to approach quality banks for our clients, this ‘eggs in one basket’ approach to one bank is often quite drawn out and can lead to disappointing outcomes. As a result, we only approach Banks for our clients if they have the time and motivation to let the process run its full course and wish to seek the full value out of doing this with the time available to do it. As your broker, we work hard to provide quality and ethical lenders that we are prepared to put our name next to. We will always take the time with you to provide all of the available options you can consider before formally submitting your applications. PSA: Unless you have spoken to a broker on the phone or met them in person, we strongly advise against submitting business lending applications through unvetted online advertisers, especially ones found on social media. These are sometimes scams seeking to steal your ID information, or alternatively when you apply, you may be placing a credit enquiry on your file and diminishing your credit score without realising.

Secured lending involves a borrower providing an asset as collateral for a loan. If the borrower fails to repay, the lender can take this asset. For example, in a home loan, the house is usually the collateral. This type of lending often has lower interest rates because the lender has a form of security. Unsecured lending, on the other hand, doesn't involve collateral. Instead, it relies on the borrower's creditworthiness. Examples include credit cards or personal loans. Since there's no asset for the lender to claim if the borrower defaults, these loans generally have higher interest rates. In essence, secured lending gives lenders a safety net in the form of an asset, while unsecured lending is based purely on trust in the borrower's ability to repay. The choice between the two often depends on the borrower's financial situation and the purpose of the loan.