{"id":6310,"date":"2021-12-29T02:48:26","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T02:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/sgsmeloans.com.sg\/?p=6310"},"modified":"2025-06-05T11:32:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T03:32:39","slug":"bank-loans-vs-private-lender-loans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/sgsmeloans.com.sg\/bank-loans-vs-private-lender-loans\/","title":{"rendered":"Bank Loans Vs. 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data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-306ff6a\" data-id=\"306ff6a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dfa8fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9dfa8fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bank Loans Vs Private Financing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a366f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a366f3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33f8fbc\" data-id=\"33f8fbc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f0510f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f0510f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When you\u2019re trying to get a loan to grow your business, is it better to borrow from a bank or a&nbsp;private lender? Here are some pros and cons of each to consider.<\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>So, what is better; a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/sgsmeloans.com.sg\/business-term-loan\">business loan<\/a>&nbsp;from your bank or a business loan from a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/credithubcapital.sg\/money-lender\/can-the-private-loan-lenders-singapore-be-trusted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">private lender<\/a>?<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>The answer is simply the one loan that you can get approved for.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>But, every business owner wants a bank loan. In fact, many business owners think that their bank is the only place they can get a business loan. But, that is far from the truth.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Everyone wants a bank loan. Why? It is usually because bank interest rates can be lower.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"font-size-20 lh-1\"><b>Why do bank loans offer lower rates?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<div><span class=\"font-size-20 lh-1\"><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-16\">Banks typically have a lower cost of funds than other lenders. Depositors (their retail customers) keep a lot of money in their checking and savings accounts. Thus, banks have easy access to those funds to lend out. And, if banks don\u2019t pay interest for those deposits or pay very little interest like they do today (most pay under \u00bd percent) \u2013 then those funds are very cheap for the bank to use.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-16\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-16\">Plus, all banks can access federal funds. And, right now the federal funds rate is (2.5%) \u2013 very cheap considering that in the past it has been around 4% or 6% and has been as high as 19%.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-16\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div>Private Financing on the other hand either have to get funds from investors who are looking for decent returns or from other banks and financial institutions who lend these&nbsp;private lenders&nbsp;funds at higher rates then it costs them to acquire that money.<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-16\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-16\">Either of which raises private lender\u2019s cost of funds which in turns gets passed on in their loan rates.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-16\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-16\"><b>An example will be:<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<div><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-16\">A bank needs to earn a spread on their loans of say 6% to cover the bank\u2019s direct expenses and overhead costs (their cost of being in business).<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-16\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-16\">If they can acquire funds at 2.5% then they can lend them out at 8.5% and still earn their spread.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-16\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-16\">A private financing company might need to earn a spread of 4% to cover its operating costs. But, its cost for the funds it lends out could be 7% or more to either repay the bank that lent them that money or to repay investors.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-16\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-16\">If the private lender\u2019s cost of funds are 7% and its needs to earn a spread of 4% \u2013 it has to charge 11% at a minimum or go out of business.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-16\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-16\">Thus, it is easy to see why everyone wants a bank loan as opposed to a private lender loans.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-16\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-16\">But, banks are also opportunistic.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-16\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-20\"><b>While banks can lend out funds at lower rates, they hardly do. Here\u2019s why:<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<div><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-16\">Banks see that their main competition (these private lenders) have to charge 11% or more \u2013 from our example. Thus, banks know that all they have to do is be below that figure to win your business. Thus, banks can charge 10% or 10.5% and still beat the competition.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-16\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-16\">Banks have other ways to make money. Thus, if you don\u2019t want to pay their high rates, they really don\u2019t care all that much. They can still earn a ton of revenue from banking fees or from taking those cheap funds and investing them to earn their 6% or more (investments in stocks and bonds or through acquisitions). Thus, they really don\u2019t need to fund your business loan.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-16\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-16\">Banks have stiff regulations that pretty much forces them not to lend to new or small, growing businesses. These regulations are in place to protect their depositor\u2019s money but also tie their hands when making loans (things like time in business, high credit scores, high cash flow requirements and low debt-to-income ratios).<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-16\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-16\">Plus, banks add a lot of other costs to their loans \u2013 including fees, reporting requirements, covenants, etc. that are not included in their rates but make the overall cost of their loans higher.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-16\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-16\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/sgsmeloans.com.sg\/private-financing\">Private Financing<\/a>, alternatively, don\u2019t have all those restrictions or alternative ways to generate revenue (beside fees which only happen when they close a loan). In fact, they are usually in business only to make loans.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-16\">Thus, private lenders tend to be easier to get approved by.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-16\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-16\">Kind of a double edged sword. Cheap money but hard to get on one hand and easy to get loans but higher rates on the other.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-16\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-16\">However, going back to the original questions, which is better? The answer still remains the loan that you can actually get; but it only remains true while you can\u2019t get the other.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-16\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-16\">If you don\u2019t qualify for a bank loan, make it your goal to grow your business to the point that you qualify for bank funding (you might not actually need it when you can qualify for it). But, in the mean time, if all you can get approved for is a private lender loan, then by all means; knowing that it is only temporary as your business grows.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-16\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-16\">Two things to remember here:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-16\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<ol class=\"innerList defaultList\">\n<li><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-16\">The difference between 11% and 8.5% on a short-term loan (say under three years) is really not that much given the grand scheme of growing your business.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"lh-1 font-size-16\">Private loans are much better than not growing your business at all or losing your business altogether. As long as the use of those funds will return more than that loan costs \u2013 your business is really not losing anything.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div>Example: If you have an opportunity to earn $10,000 above the principal of the loan but can\u2019t get a bank loan \u2013 do you just let the opportunity die or do you take the private loan and only realize say $9,000 in profits due to the higher interest rate?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>You do what you have to do until you qualify for something better.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>So, when seeking a&nbsp;business loan, which is better a bank loan or a private lender loan? 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