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Working Capital Line of Credit Guarantee

    In keeping with the Business Finance Authority's philosophy of helping New Hampshire businesses grow and prosper, a program has been created to help companies obtain working capital. The Working Capital Line of Credit Guarantee (WAG) program allows participating banks or lending institutions to receive a guarantee of up to 75% for a working capital line of credit, not to exceed $2,000,000.

    The line of credit must be secured with accounts receivable, inventory and/or fixed assets acceptable to the participating bank and the BFA. The borrowing base may not exceed 90% of qualifying accounts receivable and 60% of inventory.

    To be eligible for a WAG loan of over $500,000. a New Hampshire company must have at least 25 employees.  There is no employment requirement for loans of less than $500,000.

    To find out more about the Business Finance Authority's working capital line of credit, contact the BFA at (603) 415-0190.

Eligibility

·        The line of credit note guaranteed may not exceed $2,000,000.

·        The line of credit must be secured with accounts receivable, inventory and/or fixed assets, acceptable to the lending institution and the BFA.

·        The borrowing base for the line of credit may not exceed 90% of accounts receivable and 60% of inventory.

·        The BFA will work with banks to insure that their policies, practices and guidelines in regard to lines of credit are acceptable to the BFA.

How to Apply

·        The business applies for a working capital line of credit through a participating bank.

·        All requests for guarantees are submitted by the bank or financial institution to the BFA. All guarantees must receive approval from the BFA and authorization from the Governor and Council of the State of New Hampshire.

Fees

*  Up to 1% of the loan amount is due at closing.

*  A fee of up to 2% of the loan amount is due annually and is paid in arrears.

BFA Guarantee Request

Application Fee

$ 0 - 200,000

$250

$ 200,001 - 1,000,000

$400

$ 1,000,001 - 2,000,000

$600

   

Current Activity (June 30, 2007)  

LENDER

TOTAL LOANS

LOAN AMOUNT

CURRENT GUARANTEE

# JOBS MAINT./NEW

First Colebrook Bank

2

$550,000

$300,000

35/12

Berlin City Bank

1

$400,000

$0

164/NA

Citizens Bank

2

$925,000

$0

54/11

Fleet Bank

2

$2,600,000

$0

81/29

US Trust

1

$350,000

$0

43/25

ADS Financial

1

$800,000

$0

113/NA

St. Mary's Bank

1

$150,000

$113,000

9/NA

Bank of New Hampshire

6

$3,000,000

$2,026,000

112/10

Mascoma Savings Bank

3

$1,075,000

$0

54/16

Bow Mills Bank

1

$300,000

$225,000

NA/NA

Passumpsic Savings Bank

4

$1,420,000

$1,046,000

79/NA

Centrix Bank & Trust

4

$1,800,000

$463,000

33/27

Chittenden Bank

4

$7,500,000

$2,625,000

279/55

Meredith Village Savings

1

$250,000

$0

9/5

Woodsville Guaranty Savings 1 $950,000 $712,500 55/NA
Ocean Bank 2 $1,100,000 $1,035,000 59/12
Sovereign Bank 1 $500,000 $375,000 15/NA
Pentucket Bank 1 $450,000 $338,000 6/NA

Totals

38

$22,120,000

$8,000,000

1262/199

 

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New Hampshire
Business Finance Authority

2 Pillsbury Street, Suite 201
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 415-0190  Fax(603) 415-0194
e-mail MikeD@nhbfa.com 

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