Lender profile

Balboa Capital

Bank Checked Sep 30, 2026
Balboa Capital, a division of Ameris Bank, offers equipment financing and leasing, short-term small business loans, and SBA 7(a) and 504 loans. Its standard equipment financing asks for a 640 FICO score and 2+ years in business, while its small business loans ask for a 620 FICO score and 1 year in business.
Heads up. balboacapital.com now redirects to Ameris Bank Equipment Finance, where Balboa Capital is described as a division of Ameris Bank. Personal guarantees are required for equipment financing and from 20%+ owners on SBA loans.

The open book

What Balboa Capital publishes, and what it doesn't

5 of 9 things a business owner needs to compare offers are on its website.

Published

Amounts
$20K–$5M
Minimum credit score
620+
Minimum time in business
6 months
Minimum monthly revenue
Not published
Speed, in its words
Same-day funding available, if approved

The ledger

  • Funding amounts
  • Minimum credit score
  • Minimum time in business
  • Funding speed
  • Term length
  • Minimum revenue Not published
  • Price (rate or factor) Not published
  • Fees Not published
  • Excluded industries Not published
Loosest published figure across its products, from its own website. Details by product below.

By product

Balboa Capital's products, as published

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Price not published
Amounts
Not published
Price
Not published
Term
24–60 months
Repayment
Monthly
Minimums
Credit 640+ · Time in business 6 months · Revenue n/p
Speed
Same-day funding available, if approved
Personal guarantee
Required
Sources (9)
Price not published
Amounts
$400K–$5M
Price
Not published
Term
120–300 months
Repayment
—
Minimums
Credit n/p · Time in business n/p · Revenue n/p
Speed
Close to 90 days for most requests
Personal guarantee
Required
Sources (8)
Price not published
Amounts
From $20K
Price
Not published
Term
3–24 months
Repayment
Variable
Minimums
Credit 620+ · Time in business 1 year · Revenue n/p
Speed
Same-day funding available, if approved
Fees
No prepayment penalty. No other fee is published.
Sources (10)

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