Guidelines To Follow For Credit Card Factoring Providers
With the economy teetering on the ropes after the sub prime home loan crisis
, merchants are finding it harder than ever before to get approved for a conventional bank loan. Credit Card Factoring may be a perfect answer. A quick approval time, reasonable cash advance funding of up to two hundred fifty thousand dollars, and a flexible payment term are all motives for going after this alternate path for the financing your business needs.
However, a entrepreneur would do well to review more than just the working capital they can attain. The North American Merchant Advance Association (NAMAA) has rules of best working practices which they condone for Credit Card Factoring agents. If the provider offering you a business cash advance doesn't follow these rules, it is most likely best to look elsewhere. The practices are as follows:
-Demonstrate transparent disclosure of fees - NAMAA doesn't approve of closing charges as part of the application process of merchant advances but urges that any such fees be transparently explained and disclosed. The total payback figure should be fully explained and figured out prior to putting the final touches on the agreement.
-Demonstrate lucid disclosure of liability - In reality, merchant advances are not regarded as loans; instead they are regarded as a purchase of future credit and debit card sales. As such, the small business owner can be held personally in debt for any monies not returned if the entrepreneur opts to violate the arrangement.
-Be mindful of a entrepreneur's business cash flow - A basic agreement involves that the small business owner repays a certain percentage of Visa-MasterCard receipts on a day to day basis.
-Advertising materials disclosure - All advertising materials should make it clear that the contract is one of factoring, not a loan.
-Monitor your Sales Agents/Brokers - Merchant advance companies should make sure that their sales agents or brokers are appropriately representing the program.
-Adequate payoff of outstanding Merchant Cash Advance Balances - if a merchant opts to take another merchant advance with a new provider the new lender should immediately pay off the prior remainder instead of leaving it to the merchant to repay the remainder.