FAQ: business lending & business loans for business owners
Business Loans Frequently Ask Questions
Details of The Red Hill Small Business Loans
Tell me about the Red Hill Small Business Loans
Red Hill unsecured loans provides the range of $5,000 to $100,000. The terms range between 3 and 24 month and cash flow friendly repayments which can be made daily or weekly.
What makes this Unsecured Loan different from an ordinary business loan?
The application for the Small Business Loan in under 10 minutes online or on the phone. You’ll receive an instant response and funds may be in your account within 24 hours. Traditional company loans refer to an annual rate of interest plus other fees and charges. The business loan is a pre-paid loan which means you be aware in advance of the total amount due, which includes any fees, interest or charges. This is then broken down into a daily or weekly installment amount.
What can you use the Small Business Loan be used for?
The Small Business Loan can be used for almost any business need, such as the management of cash flow, company renovations, marketing to purchase inventory or new equipment, to fund general working capital, and much more. The loan is not available for personal reasons.
About Larger Red Hill Business Loans
What is the Larger Red Hill Business Loan?
The Larger Business Loan is a larger amount of loan to help company growth opportunities. Loans range between $100,000 and $500,000 with a term fixed that can last up to 36 months. Repayments are weekly or fortnightly in order to accommodate the flow of cash.
How is the Origination Fee determined?
The Larger Business Loan has an Origination Fee, calculated at 2.5 percentage of the loan amount.
Do I qualify for the Larger Business Loan?
To be eligible for a credit of this size, your company needs to have been operating for at least three years, and have an annual income of $700K. Your company must belong to a New Zealand Citizen (or Permanent Resident) over 18 years and have a New Zealand company (with a valid NZBN/IRD) and be able of proving at minimum 12 months of business.
How can the funding be utilised?
A larger business loan is a great option for almost every company reason, such as business renovations, to purchase equipment or inventory for general working capital and so much more. The loan is not available for personal reasons.
Is the Larger Business Loan a secured loan?
Asset security is necessary for funding of more than $150,000. It’s by taking a charge against assets and can be registered through the PPSR or registering a caveat.
A personal or director’s guarantee is a guarantee to repay credit that is generally based rather than stipulating security over a particular asset. The person who signs the guarantee is personally accountable if the company creditor is unable to pay back the debt.
The Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR) is a central, national online registry run by the New Zealand Government. It lists security interests that are granted to individuals who own personal property (including the assets or goods). The PPSR gives the priority of personal property assigned in accordance with the date on which a security interest has been registered.
The caveat can be described as a formal document that is filed to provide the legal claim on a property.
What is a pre-approval that does not require Credit Check?
When you’re applying for larger company loans of more than $250K, we may offer an initial pre-approval that will help smooth out the process. We may be able to get this done without a credit check, and within 6 hours of your initial application. The pre-approval is based upon a preliminary assessment which includes you answering a few financial well-being checks. It’s neither an offer nor a guarantee of financing. Acceptance without condition is subject to an extensive credit evaluation and any offer you may receive may be based on different conditions.
Application process
Do I qualify for funds?
You may apply for a company loan if you:
- are a New Zealand Citizen (or Permanent Resident)
- are over 18 years, have a New Zealand business (with a valid NZBN/IRD)
- must show at least six months’ worth of transactions (for you to qualify for unsecured loan $5K – $100K) or 3 years of continuous trading (for the Larger Business Loan $100K up to $500K)
How do I apply?
The process for applying is fast and simple. Complete the online form within a few minutes and a dedicated business expert in lending will contact you to guide you through the process.
To apply for up to $100,000 you’ll need ID details (valid Driver’s Licence) as well as a valid NZBN/IRD and at least 6 months’ worth of bank statements.
For larger loan sizes, you’ll also require:
$100K to $250K: Application details including credit consent, 6-12 months of bank statements, IRD statement (if credit is over $150K).
$250K – $500K: Information on the application including credit consent as well as 12 months of bank records, IRD statements Last 2 years’ finalised financial statements, as well as interim current financial year financials, Aged Payables and Aged Receivables summaries.
How quickly will I receive a decision?
For an unsecured loan ($5K to $100K) we typically offer a response in one hour – as long as you submit your request in quality business times and allow us to make use of the advanced bank verification system link to immediately verify your bank account information online. If you opt to submit copies of your bank statement, we’ll provide an answer within just one company day.
For the Larger Business Loan ($100K to $500K) we may be likely to offer you with pre-approval conditional to your application within about 6 hours. Once you’ve signed the pre-approval form, it will take around 2-3 days for final approval, however this could be shorter based on the circumstances of each application. Some agreements have been approved within less than 24 hours.
The fastest way is to make sure you apply during normal business hours. Also, allow us to use our advance bank verification to instantly verify your bank information online. If you opt to send us duplicates of your banking statement, it takes a bit longer.
How quickly will I receive the funds?
For the Small Business Loan ($5K or more) we can often offer an answer within one hour – as long as you apply at normal business time and permit us to use the advanced bank verification system link to instantly verify your bank information online. If you want to upload copies of your banking statements we can offer a decision in just the span of one business day.
For the Larger Business Loans ($100K up to $500,000) We may be likely to offer the conditional pre-approval within about six hours. Once you’ve signed the pre-approval form, it will take between 2 and 3 days for the final approval. However, it could be faster based upon the circumstances for each application. Some deals have been approved within less than 24 hours.
The fastest method for you to apply is ensure you apply during standard business hours and allow us to use the advance bank verification to check your bank’s information online. If you send us the copies of bank statement, it takes a bit longer.
What is the maximum amount I can borrow?
We provide the loan amount between $5,000 to $500,000. If you apply for a certain amount, we will consider a number of aspects that determine the well-being of your business as well as the amount of the repayments your company is able to afford. The amount you receive from your loan will depend on the specifics that are unique to your business.
When you submit an application for a specific amount we take into consideration a variety of factors to determine your well-being of the business and the extent of payments your business can support. The amount you receive from the loan will be determined by the specifics for your company.
Fees & repayments
What is the cost for a business loan?
When you apply for the company loan, we’ll assess the risk assessment the business and offer an individualised proposal that includes the loan amount, the terms and the interest rates. This company loan is an upfront priced loan therefore you will know in advance the total amount payable including any charges, interest rates or fees.
What is the basis for the rate I will be charged?
Business loan interest rates differ based on various variables like the amount to be borrowed, the company assets the funds are used to purchase, the industry the business is operating in, how long the business is in operation for, whether the company has enough cash flow to support the loan, and the overall health and creditworthiness of the business.
What are the charges?
There are no hidden fees for our business loans. You’ll be aware of the amount you’ll need to pay and at what time, from the day you sign up. There’s not any compounding interest and there are no additional charges (as as you make your payments punctually).
We don’t charge an application fee. You can apply for a loan with no cost upfront or the obligation to take action.
The Origination Fee is the cost associated with the setting up and management of the loan. This is only a cost if you take out the loan. The Origination Fee for us is 2.5 percentage of the loan amount.
Do I have the option of paying off the loan earlier?
You can repay the total amount of your advance loan at any time.
If you do decide to do this please speak to our friendly business credit experts. We will provide you with the details of your repayment and an early payment figure. The figure will be calculated as the sum of the principal remaining plus any accrued interest as of the time of early payment, plus 1.5 percent of the remaining principal as well as any outstanding fees.
How do you make repayments work?
To help you avoid missing repayments and to fit in your cash flow schedule, we offer repayments either daily or weekly. These are automatically deducted from your nominated business account.
Security & privacy
Will my information be secure?
Security of your data, and making it clear how we collect information, use it, and exchange it, as well as secure your information, is crucial and is a crucial part of our relationship you.
Is it safe to link my bank account to the platform?
Yes. We use industry recognised encryption standards to protect your personal, sensitive financial and other data. Our funders are ISO 27001 qualified for our commitment to the security of our clients as well as their security. We use an advanced banking verification system to immediately verify your bank account information online so we can offer an immediate response.
About business loans
What exactly is an asset-based loan (a secured loan)?
An asset-based loan is when a company owner borrows from an asset that they own to get the funds for a loan. The asset could be an individual property, such as the family home, or it could be a business property like a truck or piece of equipment.
The vast majority of lenders, not just the largest banks, are inclined to secure loans against an asset. If you have trouble paying back the loan then your asset may be offered for sale by the lender. In essence it’s a way of securing additional financing using the worth of the asset you already have.
Should I need security for a company loan?
For loans up to $150,000 the requirement for asset security is not required before you are able to access the money, however we do need the personal guarantee. In the event that you fulfill the loan terms (as detailed in your loan contract document), asset security will never be needed. For loans of over $150,000 generally there is the option of a personal ensure and security that is in the form an asset charge.