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Same Day Business Loan Prequalification Calculator

Type in your monthly revenue, average daily balance and business history. The worksheet applies the same bank statement tests that business lending underwriters use, then shows a decision, a funding ceiling, a risk score and your likely paper tier in about two minutes.

Free to use. No sign up. Estimates only, never an offer.

Credit impact
None at all
Time to a decision
Under 2 minutes
Factor rate range
1.20 to 1.60
Underwriting calculator

Check Your Business Loan Approval Odds

Answer three short groups of questions about your bank activity and past financing. You get a likely outcome, an estimated funding ceiling and a pricing worksheet you can adjust. Everything stays in your browser.

  1. 1Revenue
  2. 2Profile
  3. 3Risk
  4. 4Decision
1
Deposits and cash cushion
The biggest lever on approval. Most lenders here look for $30,000 a month or more
Total credits into the account
Combined across business accounts
2
About the business
How long you have operated and what you already owe
Skip it to see your highest estimate
3
Account history
Overdrafts, stop payments and any past default
NSF fees you see monthly
Days the balance fell under $0
Times you halted a debit

Shape a Sample Offer

Drag the sliders to see how amount, term and payment rhythm change the cost

Pre-Approved
Ceiling for your profile
$0
$5,000Max
Choose a length in months
7 mo
1 month18 months
Payment schedule
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Daily Payment
$0
per business day
Upfront Fee
Charged on the amount advanced
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Cash in hand
After the origination fee
0
Factor Rate
Price of the advance
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Total Payback
Above funded amount
0
Term Selected
Months available
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Repayments
0
Total Payback
$0
Factor Rate
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How it reads your file

Three short steps, one straight answer

Each section answers a different question an underwriter asks when reviewing a commercial lending file.

1

Cash flow sets the ceiling

Average monthly revenue is the base for every funding amount. A balance below $2,000 or revenue under $30,000 ends the check, because few alternative lenders will look at a file that thin.

2

Your record sets the leverage

Time in business, open positions and total balances show how much of your revenue is already spoken for. Leverage above 150 percent is an automatic decline, and leverage above 50 percent trims your amount to 75 percent or less.

3

Flags set the price

NSFs, negative days, stop payments and past defaults raise your risk score. A higher score moves you down the paper tiers, which means a higher factor rate, a smaller amount and a shorter maximum term.

Understanding your result

Three possible outcomes, explained

What each outcome tells you and your best move from there.

Prequalified

You clear every rule

No hard decline applies and no risk flag needs a person to review it. You see a funding ceiling, an indicative factor rate and a maximum term, and the configurator opens so you can test amounts and payments.

Manual review

A flag needs a second look

Your file passes the hard rules, but something such as a single stop payment, an unsatisfied default or a D paper score would need an underwriter to sign off. Treat the amount and rate as a range that may move.

Declined

A rule stopped the check

The panel lists the exact rule or rules that applied. Fix the gap, such as building a higher balance or paying down an open position, then run it again. Smaller programs like SBA microloans may also be worth exploring.

Terms on the page

Every number in your result, defined

Plain language definitions so you can read any lender quote with confidence. Maximum term is 18 months for 5+ years in business, 15 months for 2 to 5 years and 12 months otherwise, then capped at 12 months above a score of 40 and 9 months above 60.

Factor rate

One multiplier set at signing and charged on the full advance. A factor of 1.30 on $50,000 means $65,000 is repaid in total. It does not decline as you pay, so it cannot be compared to an annual percentage rate directly.

Risk score

A number from 0 to 100 built from your balance, history, open positions, leverage and statement flags. Lower is better, and it decides your paper tier.

Leverage

Your total open loan balances divided by average monthly revenue, shown as a percentage. It measures how much of your revenue existing debt already claims.

Origination fee and net funding

Many lenders deduct a fee from the amount you borrow. At 2.5 percent, a $50,000 funding amount carries a $1,250 fee, so $48,750 reaches your account. Total payback is still based on the full amount.

Paper tierRisk scoreFactor rate rangeAmount cap
A Paper0 to 201.20 to 1.28Full, based on leverage
B Paper21 to 401.29 to 1.36Full, based on leverage
C Paper41 to 601.37 to 1.44Up to 80% of the base amount
D Paper61 or higher1.45 to 1.60Up to 60% of the base amount
Before you apply

What lenders need to see

Most funding in alternative financing comes down to four numbers on your bank statements.

$30,000

Average monthly revenue across your business accounts.

12 months

Operating history, counted from your first sale.

$2,000

Average daily balance that shows room for a debit.

Clean 90 days

Few or no NSFs, negative days or blocked payments.

FAQ

Prequalification calculator FAQ

Straight answers about what this tool does, and what it does not. For deeper reading, browse our business funding articles.

Is this an actual loan application?

No. This is a prequalification worksheet. It shows how a lender is likely to read your bank statements, but it does not submit anything to a lender, and nothing on this page is an offer, approval or commitment. Same Day Business Loans Online is a comparison and matching platform, not a lender.

What is a merchant cash advance and how is it different from a term loan?

A merchant cash advance buys a portion of your future revenue at a fixed price, which is why it uses a factor rate instead of an interest rate. Repayment is usually a small daily or weekly debit. A term loan lends a set amount at an interest rate and is repaid on a fixed schedule. Alternative financing products like advances are usually faster and easier to qualify for, and they usually cost more.

How is my funding ceiling calculated?

The amount starts with your average monthly revenue, so a clean profile can be pre-approved for up to one times monthly revenue. It is then cut by leverage, which is open loan balances divided by monthly revenue: to 75 percent of that figure at 50 to 75 percent leverage, 55 percent at 75 to 100 percent, and 35 percent at 100 percent or more. Four or five open positions cap it at 65 percent, a risk score above 40 caps it at 80 percent, and a score above 60 caps it at 60 percent. The result rounds down to the nearest $1,000 with a $5,000 minimum.

What triggers an automatic decline?

Six conditions end the check right away: monthly revenue under $30,000, fewer than 12 months in business, an average daily balance under $2,000, nine or more open loan positions, more than one stop payment, or leverage of 150 percent or more. Two more are close to automatic: a single stop payment declines most files and sends the rest to manual review, and an unsatisfied prior default does the same at higher odds. The decline panel names every rule that applied so you know what to change.

What do the risk score and paper tier mean?

The risk score runs from 0 to 100 and lower is better. It adds points for a thin balance, short history, open positions, leverage, returned items, negative days, stop payments and past defaults. Scores of 0 to 20 are A paper, 21 to 40 are B paper, 41 to 60 are C paper and 61 or higher are D paper. Your factor rate rises with the score, from 1.20 at zero toward a ceiling of 1.60, and a higher score also shortens the longest term you can choose.

How do I use the loan configurator?

After a result that is not a decline, the configurator opens below the worksheet. Set the loan amount between $5,000 and your pre-approved maximum, choose a term, then pick daily or weekly payments. The repayments slider lets you stretch or compress the schedule to see how the payment changes. Funding amount, origination fee, net funding, total payback and payment all update as you move.

Will using this calculator affect my credit score?

No. The worksheet never requests your credit report and never contacts a bureau. It runs entirely in your browser from the numbers you type. A credit inquiry only happens later, if you choose to apply with a lender, and many alternative lenders start with a soft check.

How close is this to a real lender decision?

It is a realistic planning estimate, not a prediction. Lenders weigh factors differently and verify your statements before committing. If your answers match your real bank activity, the ceiling and paper tier will be a sound starting point, but final amounts, rates and terms always come from the lender.

Turn your result into real options

Compare approved lenders side by side and see which ones fit a profile like yours. Applying through our network does not affect your personal credit score.