How CAP Works

How the funding process works

Step 1. Prospect, bank customer client submits:

  • Financial statements
  • Business Plan
  • Aging of payables
  • Aging of receivables
  • Personal financial statements of principals
  • As much additional information as possible, for example:
    • company history
    • management history
    • product information
    • inventory details
    • machinery & equipment information
    • real estate information
  • Based on this information, and in consultation with the bank, we generate a proposal.

Step 2. Client receives, negotiates and accepts proposal.

  • Franklin prepares client underwriting approval memorandum which includes and is based on the following:
    • Client information
    • Detailed description of transaction
    • Nature of business
    • Years in business etc.
    • Recommended structure of transaction and rates
    • Outline of any special circumstances
    • Management history overview
    • Company history summary
    • Company operations detail
    • Company product and or services summary
    • Collateral availability breakdown
    • Financial statement trends
    • Legal organization of company including name of principals
    • Guarantor analysis
    • Receivable aging summary analysis of business five largest receivables
    • Payable aging summary including five largest payables
    • Inventory breakdown into finished, WIP and raw materials
    • Real Estate analysis if any
    • Machinery and equipment analysis

Step 3. Deal is approved by Franklin.

  • Transaction approval recommendation is provided to bank with credit committee write up for final Bank/Franklin approval.

Step 4. After Final Approval by Bank and Franklin:

  • Transaction is documented and closed.

Pre-funding Check

Step 5. Client submits up to date customer list and receivable aging.

  • Franklin captures all client customer and invoice data.
  • Franklin verifies authenticity of receivables prior to initial client payout.

Step 6. Franklin continues to receive invoice data from client.

  • Franklin captures all data electronically
  • Invoice, sales and shipment information is verified by Franklin
  • Franklin monitors customer credit worthiness
  • Verifies ongoing assignments of receivables prior to funding
  • Franklin provides collection effort on past due receivables
  • Franklin reviews disputed accounts and mediates successful resolutions
  • Franklin sends out monthly statements and processes all collections
  • Calculates reserve payment refunds to client and advises Bank
  • Franklin disperses advances to client
  • Franklin disperses client reserve to blocked client reserve account at bank

Step 7. Client’s Customers pay to designated lock box at the Bank or at Franklin.

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