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CREDIT - Coggle Diagram
CREDIT
CHARACTERISTICS
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Conditions
The condition of your business — whether it is growing or faltering — as well as what you’ll use the funds for.
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Character
A lender’s opinion of a borrower’s general trustworthiness, credibility and personality.
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IMPACTS
The Bad Credit Effect
- Higher Loan Ratestext :green_cross: :red_flag:
Bad business credit will cause lenders to give you higher interest rates than they would if you had a decent score. :red_cross:
- Inability to Obtain New Loans
With a poor business credit score, other lenders won’t want to risk lending you money when plenty of other businesses with better credit are waiting in line.
Insurance companies may interpret poor business credit with poor business practice, and decide to drive up your rates to protect themselves while covering you.
Securing contracts with new vendors may be difficult if your company has a history of late or delinquent vendor payments.
Your company may have to pay higher utility costs because of the poor credit profile associated with your business.