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Business loan payment, total cost and effective APR with fees.
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The Business Loan Calculator handles both conventional amortizing loans and the factor rate pricing used by merchant cash advances, converting a factor rate into a comparable APR — which is the only way to weigh a short-term advance against a bank loan.
Enter the amount, rate, term and fees to get the monthly payment and the true cost of business borrowing. The calculator handles both conventional amortizing loans and the factor rate pricing used by merchant cash advances and short-term lenders.
Factor rates are where business borrowers lose the most money, because they are not interest rates and cannot be compared to them directly. A factor of 1.3 on fifty thousand means repaying sixty-five thousand regardless of how fast you repay it, which over a short term is an APR many times the number implies. Converting a factor rate to an APR is the only way to compare it against a bank loan, and the calculator does that conversion for you.
A factor of 1.3 over a short term is an APR many times what the number suggests, and the conversion makes that visible.
Origination, closing, packaging and guarantee fees all belong in the comparison figure.
Conventional interest and factor pricing in one place, so offers of different shapes can be compared.
On a factor rate, repaying early saves nothing — the calculator says so rather than implying otherwise.
The full amount repaid, which is the number that comes out of the business.
A conventional interest rate, or a factor rate as quoted by short-term lenders.
The sum borrowed and the repayment period in months.
Origination, closing, guarantee and packaging fees all belong in the effective APR.
The effective APR is the only figure that lets you compare two differently-structured offers.
A multiplier applied to the amount advanced. A factor of 1.3 on fifty thousand means repaying sixty-five thousand in total, no matter how quickly. It is not an interest rate and repaying early saves you nothing.
Work out the total cost, then find the interest rate that produces the same total over the same repayment schedule. Short terms make the APR dramatically higher than the factor suggests, often into triple digits.
Origination, closing, packaging and, on SBA loans, a guarantee fee. Some carry prepayment penalties. All of them belong in the APR, which is why comparing headline rates is misleading.
Usually yes on rate and term, because the government guarantee reduces lender risk. The trade-off is a longer, more document-heavy approval process, which is why faster and costlier options exist.
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