Approval Commercial - Different Types of Approval

Approval Process

The commercial lending process often requires an extensive appraisal and inspection process that can be costly. We do our best to approve your loan, subject to ordering appraisals and third-party inspections. The approval process starts with us reviewing your application and analyzing your financial documents. Then, we provide quotes that we receive from shopping our lenders. Once we have a quote that works for you, we'll present the written terms from our lender. We'll often provide soft quotes before obtaining your financial documents.

The steps in the commercial lending process are as follows:

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Pre-Approval

We will review your loan file to determine which lenders to shop with and find the best terms for your loan. After shopping for your loan with our lenders, we'll present your different loan options, and you will determine which one benefits you the most.

Letter of Interest

The letter of interest will be issued by the lender confirming the loan terms. This is not an approval; it's an official term sheet often containing a rate lock clause.

The rate lock is usually good for 60 – 90 days and requires a deposit, as well as a deposit for appraisal and environmental and structural inspections. The Letter of Interest can be considered a conditional approval depending on what it's subject to. This is where we use our experience to advocate on your behalf with the lender. We confirm their commitment level, so there are no incorrect assumptions before paying for appraisal or other inspections.

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Loan Commitment

This is often known as the final approval. At this point, the lender has completed the review of the borrower and the property and determined that all requirements of the lender are satisfied. In commercial lending, the loan commitment can take around 30 to 90 days to obtain.

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