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Merit Business Funding

Direct funder Founded 2022 Checked Sep 10, 2026
Merit Business Funding offers a revenue advance, which buys a share of future sales at a discount and collects a percentage of daily or weekly sales, and says it is owned by a bank. Advances go up to $500,000, with minimums of a 575 guarantor FICO score, 12 months in business and $20,000 in monthly deposits. It says funding arrives within 1 business day of receiving the application and supporting documents.

The open book

What Merit Business Funding publishes, and what it doesn't

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

Published

Amounts
Up to $500K
Minimum credit score
575+
Minimum time in business
1 year
Minimum monthly revenue
$20,000
Speed, in its words
Within one business day

The ledger

  • Funding amounts
  • Minimum credit score
  • Minimum time in business
  • Minimum revenue
  • Funding speed
  • Term length
  • 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

Merit Business Funding's products, as published

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Merchant cash advance

How merchant cash advance works
Price not published
Amounts
Up to $500K
Price
Not published
Term
3–12 months
Repayment
Variable
Minimums
Credit 575+ · Time in business 1 year · Revenue $20K/mo
Speed
Within one business day
Collateral
Not required
Personal guarantee
Not required
Sources (1)
  • Funding up to $500,000! ... short-term basis (3-12 months) ... Monthly Deposit Minimum: $20,000 ... Minimum Guarantor FICO: 575
    meritbusinessfunding.com · checked 2026-09-10

Pages we read

  1. https://www.meritbusinessfunding.com/
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