Any time a merchant misses any payments within the stated clawback period, then, in turn, triggers said clawback. If it was before the commission was even paid out that is a huge red flag for lenders. You should be happy they said they would pay at the end and not just not pay it at all... Always make sure you read your ISO contract. And don't complain when you have a merchant who doesn't make his payments... especially the first few.