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JUNE 5, 2018

Personal liability means that you’re personally responsible for paying off your business credit card debt in case the primary payer—aka your business—can’t. That personal liability is why you’ll be prompted to fill in personal information, including your Social Security Number, on your business credit card application.

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Fundera

MARCH 26, 2018

And among those fluctuating factors might be a minimum credit score for loan eligibility. But for the vast majority of small business loans , the lender will at least look at your credit score. With that in mind, it’s worth looking at the minimum credit scores required for each loan type—or at least the ranges they’re in.

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CreditStrong for Business

MARCH 10, 2023

Late payments remain on your credit bureau report and influence your credit score for seven years. Entries showing late payments remain for the duration, regardless of whether you pay the past due amount or not. Bankruptcy is an exception that may remain on your credit bureau report for up to 10 years.

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MARCH 8, 2023

Although the credit reporting agency is obligated to document hard credit account inquiries for 24 months on your credit bureau report, both the Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO) and VantageScore credit score models only factor in hard inquiries from the previous 12 months.

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Fundera

APRIL 5, 2018

That said, you can be pretty certain that the card issuer will consider this criteria really carefully when you apply for your business credit card. Credit card companies want to know that you’ll spend responsibly, and that your revenue can handle monthly credit card payments.

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Fundera

MARCH 28, 2018

You probably know how important your credit score is when you’re applying for a small business loan. But with all of the surprising ways you can damage your credit, that number might come as a surprise when it pops up on your application. What Your Credit Score Is, and Why It Matters: A Quick Rundown.

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Fundera

MAY 22, 2018

Financing companies provide a lump sum of cash, which they calculate according to your business’s credit card receivables. In return, that financing company takes a percentage of your credit card sales. If you truly have no other options, a merchant cash advance will work, since many MCA providers accept bad credit.

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