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Lendistry does NOT charge an 'upfront fee'. After receiving a file and determining they wish to move forward with a term sheet, they request a small fee to do further due diligence. This is very common in the ABL world, except the fees are usually $5000 plus. If the deal closes they credit the $200 from their origination/closing fees.

As other colleagues mentioned: if the client pays that small amount they know they have something real- not a client shopping their numbers. Actually protects advocates as well..

True Story -
Our office has seen kind of a lag or delays in follow-ups from Lendistry thru a few steps in the process. But they are still a solid option.
They usual go thru the SBA route and try to offer a loan in between. We have not been able to figure out the rhyme or reason .... yet...