04/28/2026
šØ Most business owners donāt know this ā and itās costing them everything.
When you apply for a business loan, a human isnāt making the first decision.
A computer is.
And that computer is checking 4 specific things before it ever spends a dollar pulling your credit report.
Miss even ONE of them and you get:
ā Lower approval amounts
ā Shorter repayment terms
ā Higher interest rates
ā Or a flat out decline
Here are the 4 Legs every business must have to be considered bankable š
Leg 1 ā Lender Compliance 20 specific items lenders scan in seconds via data APIs. You either pass all 20 or the door closes automatically.
Leg 2 ā Bank Rating (Low 5 Minimum) Your average daily balance over 90 days. Below $10,000 average and lenders see you canāt service the debt.
Leg 3 ā Comparable Credit A reporting tradeline close to the amount youāre requesting. No proof someone trusted you at that level = lower offers every time.
Leg 4 ā FICO SBSS 160+ and 70+ with all 4 bureaus The business credit score 99% of owners have never heard of ā but every major lender uses to decline you automatically.
Hereās the reality:
We scanned 10,000 small businesses. Only 62 passed. Thatās less than 1%.
This is why 90% of small business loan applications are declined ā not because businesses arenāt worthy, but because they donāt know what lenders are actually checking.
The good news? Every single one of these legs is buildable.
š” The free Business Success Scan shows you exactly which legs your business has and which ones need work ā in minutes.
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