Citizen Bank(U.S. citizen or permanent resident Cosigner required).
Pentagon FCU(U.S. citizen or permanent resident Cosigner required).
Wells Fargo(U.S. citizen or permanent resident Cosigner required).
However, there is a lot of risk to the Cosigner.
The Cosigner is 100% responsible for this loan, just like the borrower.
Borrowers need an excellent credit score or a Cosigner to get the loans.
If getting a Cosigner seems too risky or is unappealing,
consider working with an alternative lender.
Once you have a Cosigner, they're 100% attached to your loan until you pay
it off(or refinance it).
If you can't find a Cosigner, or aren't wanting to risk someone else's assets,
you can try these two alternatives:.
Don't be a Cosigner for someone who is a risk to not pay the loan back,
because it could damage your credit.
The Cosigner will often need time to consider the request
and may need a spouse or adviser to weigh in as well.
Before seeking a Cosigner, check your credit score for free
and see if a small improvement or larger down payment might eliminate the need.
The loan provider will now typically look at both you and your Cosigner as a joint application, credit-wise, and give a new decision.
If adding the Cosigner to the application was sufficient for approval,
you and your Cosigner must both jointly agree to the terms of the loan.
In this article, we discuss when a business loan Cosigner is used and
how it can increase your chances of getting financing for your business.
This gives the Cosigner's credit a larger role than in the weighted average model,
but it's still just a moderate impact on the total loan application.
The lender will be able to collect from both you and your Cosigner personally because the loan,
in almost all cases, will require a personal guarantee.
It's a good idea to ask your loan
provider how they analyze a loan application with a Cosigner, before you ask someone to cosign your loan.
Combine this credit consideration with some collateral from the Cosigner and it becomes more significant,
improving your chances at getting approved for the loan amount you want.
Some borrowers who know they're unlikely to qualify on their own for a
business loan will preemptively find a Cosigner to improve their chances of lender approval.
However, finding a Cosigner can sometimes allow you to convince the loan
provider that you don't need to put up real collateral because their risk is lower.
A Cosigner's credit will be checked during the due diligence stage of the loan application,
and each Cosigner will be responsible for providing a personal financial statement.
But, if you're the one looking to be a Cosigner for someone else's loan,
then there are some things you should be aware of before you jump in.
Once a Cosigner is brought into the loan application, then the
loan provider will have to analyze the loan differently than they would if you were applying by yourself.
If both you and your Cosigner are good borrowers,
then this could be a good way to prevent pledging specific collateral at closing, and possibly leaving it open for additional financing later.
But most of the time the loan provider will ask you to find a Cosigner after running into a problem with your application(this could be in the prequalification stage
or after underwriting).
The largest difference between getting a Cosigner for a personal loan compared to a business loan,
is that the business loan provider will typically want to see actual assets the Cosigner can pledge as collateral.
You can go out and find a Cosigner, before you apply, to show the loan provider you're
worth the risk of lending you more money than they typically would to someone with your credit history.
A lender typically requires you to find a Cosigner if they aren't comfortable with your ability to repay the loan
due to your credit score, a recent bankruptcy, declining revenue, or not having enough business history.