Why staffing agencies in Illinois qualify
Staffing agencies are classified under Employment Placement Agencies and Temporary Help Services, which is an eligible category. That takes industry off the table and leaves the same four things every file is read on: average daily balance against revenue, time in business, negative days and NSFs, and existing positions.
The cash-cycle problem
Clients pay on 30-60 day terms while temps are paid weekly. The gap is the entire business problem.
In Illinois that usually means capital goes to payroll funding between invoices, recruiting, ATS software, workers compensation premiums.
Tracks client hiring cycles; Q1 and Q3 are typically strongest.
What applies in Illinois
Illinois funds normally on every tier — no extra restrictions apply.
Most of this activity sits around Chicago, Aurora, Naperville and Rockford.
Vermont, North Dakota and South Dakota sit outside the lending area on every product. California and New York carry extra restrictions on the revenue-based tier.
The Illinois economy runs on logistics, manufacturing and finance, and staffing agencies here largely track that base rather than the weather.
The published thresholds
Tier 1: 650 FICO, 3 years in business, $300,000 a year or $25,000 a month, 8+ monthly deposits.
Tier 2: 600 FICO, 6 months in business, $60,000 revenue, $800 minimum daily balance.
Renewal: 550 FICO, 2 years in business, once 50% of the original balance is repaid.
There is no hard credit cutoff here. The 650/600/550 tiers are product criteria, not a floor on the business. Scores in the 500s are placed routinely, and files in the 400s are read on revenue, deposit consistency and time in business rather than on the score alone.
Questions
Do you fund staffing agencies in Illinois?
Yes. Staffing agencies are classified under Employment Placement Agencies and Temporary Help Services, which is an eligible category .
What credit score is needed?
There is no hard credit cutoff here. The 650/600/550 tiers are product criteria, not a floor on the business. Scores in the 500s are placed routinely, and files in the 400s are read on revenue, deposit consistency and time in business rather than on the score alone.
How fast can funding arrive?
Same-day decision and next business day funding on a complete file — the application plus three months of business bank statements.
What if revenue is seasonal?
Tracks client hiring cycles; Q1 and Q3 are typically strongest. Underwriting reads the average and the deposit count, not the peak month.