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07-07-2014, 03:50 PM #1
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Renewal vs Add ons, what is the Difference?
Hello everyone, I am new to posting on the forum but have been following this forum for some time. As I build my portfolio, these complicated questions arise: What are the real differences between renewals vs. add-ons? As an ISO which option should I offer aka which option makes me more money? How do I explain the difference to the merchant, money wise, or do I even have to explain?
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07-07-2014, 04:21 PM #2
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07-07-2014, 05:35 PM #3
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Here's the math.
Original funding of $10k w/ $12k payback:
Refi Renewal:
When a merchant gets down to a $5k balance, they renew back to $10k w/ $12k payback. Cost of $5k was 1.40 or $2k. Comp is varied based on funder. Some pay on new money only, some pay on full balance, some pay a reduced amount from the original. Some don't pay at all. LOL
Add on:
Merchant pays down to $5k and get's a 5k add on @ the original rate so the cost of the 5k is 1.20 or $1,000.
Refi renewals basically punish a good paying merchant with double the cost. Add ons are a much better deal.
While add ons may pay less comp, they can be very useful in protecting your book. Especially if you properly explain it to a merchant. Even if the competition is offering a better rate on refinancing an existing balance, the cost is almost always less in an add on scenario.
Ethically, add ons are always the way to go IMO.
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07-14-2014, 05:12 PM #4
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Thanks Finance1, this is very helpful. The math for the Add on explanation makes perfect sense, however I am still confused on how you went from a 1.2 factor rate to a 1.4 factor rate.
Also, I don’t understand why company B would buy a refi deal from me, when they would only make money for the 5K? My understanding, from your example, is that Company B would pay back the 5K that is still owned by merchant to Company A and set up a brand new deal with the merchant. Based on my math, why would company B purchase this risky deal when they barely make 1K (5K at 1.2 factor rate)?
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07-08-2014, 02:51 AM #5
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Renewal vs Add ons, what is the Difference?
I have a contract for a commercial job and my partner has a business with good banking balance what does he have to have to get 10,000
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07-08-2014, 02:52 AM #6
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Renewal vs Add ons, what is the Difference?
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07-08-2014, 08:23 AM #7
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I really don't know any funders that do add-ons. I only see add-ons done for good clients that are not yet eligible for renewal. Pretty much every funder steers merchants to do renewals and my merchants don't really seem to care. They just care about how much money they will net and whether they can afford the monthly payments.
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07-08-2014, 08:44 AM #8
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there are actually a few good funders out there still offering the option of either or. Of course a funder will qualify a merchant faster if they take the renewal but I do know some sensible funders still offering it. Some funders like an ODC for instance can't offer a re-up as they do not have the margins to do so.
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07-08-2014, 10:46 AM #9
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07-08-2014, 11:03 AM #10
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Not unless you increase the daily payment or holdback percentage. If you do an "add-on" for the merchant without increasing something, you're basically putting money on the street and paying commission on a deal you won't collect a penny on until the first balance is paid.
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07-08-2014, 11:32 AM #11
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Not sure I agree. Same time vs money. When doing an add on you are only re-lending money that has already been repaid. Capital exposure is the same as or decreases from the original deal unless you are re-upping for a larger amount. Doing add ons keeps turning the same money at the same return over the same period of time.
I can see the concern for funders when commission is involved though. That does add an additional layer of risk on the margins.
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