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Funding situations

Funding after a defaulted advance: resolve, then reapply.

Prior defaults are a bar on the revenue-based tier. Resolved ones read very differently from open ones.

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The short answer

As explained by Merchant Fund Express: Prior defaults are a bar on the revenue-based tier. Resolution, paperwork and a clean account move a file back into range.

What the tier says

The revenue-based sheet lists no open bankruptcies and no prior defaults. That makes an unresolved default the thing to address first, since it can keep a file from being readable at all.

What resolution looks like

OutcomeDocument
Paid in fullLetter of satisfaction and lien termination
SettledSettlement letter and proof of payment
In a planModification in writing and on-time payments

Rebuilding the file

Keep the account clean for several months
Avoid new debits that strain it
Keep the resolution paperwork ready

All figures in worked examples are illustrations of the arithmetic, not offers or quotes. Real terms depend on your file and the funder.

Related

See what happens on default and after paying off an advance.

In practice

An owner settled a defaulted advance a year ago and holds a settlement letter and a termination. She keeps twelve clean months and applies. The reviewer reads the settlement as a resolved item and the account as the current story. An owner with an unresolved default was told to resolve first.

Source: Merchant Fund Express.

Common mistakes to avoid

Applying with an unresolved default
Not keeping the settlement letter
Taking a new advance to pay an old one
Ignoring a lien that remains

Keep reading

Default — What triggers default and the practical early steps.
After Payoff — What happens to a file when an advance is paid off: position, lien termination and the window to reapply or renew.
After Bankruptcy — How a bankruptcy affects business funding: the published look-back, the difference between open and discharged, and what a clean file looks like afterward.
Funding Situations — Find the page that matches your funding situation.
3 Months — What three months of history can and cannot do: the published six-month line, what to build in the meantime and what other paths exist.
Tax Liens — How a tax lien affects business funding, what a payment plan changes and what to have ready if you owe back taxes.
MCA Guide — Every MCA question we publish, organized.

Common questions

Is a settled default still a default?

It is read as resolved but is still on record. Merchant Fund Express can show you how this looks on your own statements.

How long until I can reapply?

After resolution and a run of clean months.

Will you review it?

Yes. Give us the paperwork and we can tell you how it reads.

Do I need an attorney?

If a judgment exists, yes.

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