How to Prepare a Financial Package For a Commercial Loan

How to Prepare a Financial Package For a Commercial Loan

Fernando Martin Written by Fernando Martin| September 28, 2018

 

*Not all Lenders or loan programs are created equal and each program has it’s own specific guidelines. This is a general list of the items you should start to prepare although additional loan information may be requested, depending on the loan program that you select:

Owner-Occupied Properties

  • 3 years of federal business tax returns, including all statements (operating statements if the previous year is not yet filed or on extension)

  • Year-to-date business operating statements

  • Current business balance sheet, including current debt schedule

  • 3 years of personal tax returns (W-2 if last year is on extension)

  • Personal Financial Statement

  • For refinance – current loan payoff including any prepay penalty

  • For purchase – executed Purchase & Sale Agreement

  • Interior/Exterior photos of the property, if available

Investment Properties

  • 2 years of historical annual operating statements

  • Year-to-date operating statement (recourse loan) or trailing 12 month operating statement, broken out by month (non-recourse loans)

  • Current rent roll with square footage, move-in date, lease term, unit mix (apts/self-storage), options (retail/office/industrial), and extensions (retail/office/industrial)

  • Lease, including any amendments (single-tenant only)

  • Tenant sales numbers or financials, if available (single-tenant or anchor-tenant only)

  • Personal Financial Statement

  • For refinance – current loan payoff including any prepay penalty

  • For purchase – executed Purchase & Sale Agreement

  • Interior/Exterior photos of the property, if available

Not-for-Profit Borrower

  • NPO mission statement and history

  • Number of members

  • Number of giving units/regular donors

  • 3 years of CPA-prepared operating statements and balance sheets

  • Year-to-date operating statement

  • Current balance sheet

  • Leadership resumes, including time with organization

  • NPO organizational chart, including key decision-makers

  • Information on parent organization, if branch of regional or national organization

** Please note that this list is for stabilized properties only. For a bridge or construction financial package, please click here.

About the Author

Fernando Martin

Managing Director — Commercial Loan Direct

Fernando has over 20 years of experience in commercial lending — spanning business and equipment underwriting to commercial real estate origination, analysis, placement, and servicing. He founded CLD in 2007 after leading the Commercial Lending Group for CapitalSouth Bank's Atlanta office. Fernando is bilingual in English and Spanish, proficient in Italian, and holds dual US & EU citizenship.

Commercial Lending CRE Origination SBA 504 Capital Markets GSU — Finance & Economics Yale — Strategic Negotiations
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