CreditStrong for Business

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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tillful

MAY 4, 2023

Is there a fee for using a credit card to pay taxes? Fees will apply when you pay federal taxes with credit cards. Processing fees for federal tax credit card payments Payment Amount payUSAtax Credit Fee Pay1040 Credit Fee ACI Payments, Inc. Here’s the cost breakdown.

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Fundera

AUGUST 26, 2018

The biggest consideration for card issuers is your personal credit score—if you’re responsible with your personal debt, as indicated by your credit history, you’re lower risk for a business credit card. No one wants to—nor should—go straight to filing bankruptcy. Declare bankruptcy.

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Fundera

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Well, you’re searching for the best business credit cards in the bunch and you find yourself in this conundrum: you need a business credit card to build your credit… But you don’t qualify for a business credit card because you don’t have sufficient credit history or your credit score is too low.

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Fundera

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Well, you’re searching for the best business credit cards in the bunch and you find yourself in this conundrum: you need a business credit card to build your credit… But you don’t qualify for a business credit card because you don’t have sufficient credit history or your credit score is too low.

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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.

Bankruptcy 40

Bankruptcy Business Bankruptcy Chapter 11 Credit Scoring 40

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

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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