Direct lender · Miami, FL

The capital your business needs.
Decided in hours.

Working capital, lines of credit, and equipment financing from $10K to $2M. We’re a direct lender — real underwriters, two-page contracts, no prepayment penalties. Apply once, get a real offer same-day.

Soft pull · No impact on credit · 4-minute application

61% Client repeat
rate
2 pages Contract length
always
24h Average time
to fund
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For businesses · For brokers / ISOs →
For broker partners and ISOs

Built for the broker channel.

Direct funding without competing for your merchant. Lifetime renewal residuals, 10–15% commissions, 24-hour payouts, dedicated specialist by name.

How operators fund what’s next

Three we underwrite.
Three through partners.

Three products we underwrite in-house. Three more through our partner network of FDIC-insured banks and SBA-approved lenders. Same application, same advisor.

Direct — underwritten in-house
Partner network — sourced through FDIC banks and SBA lenders

For partner-network products, Circle handles your application, advises on structure, and serves as your single point of contact through funding. The originating partner determines pricing and approval terms.

How it works

Four minutes to apply.
Twenty-four hours to fund.

Connect your bank. Get a real offer from a real human. Sign and fund — all in a single business day.

Apply online in 4 minutes

Connect your business bank via Plaid or upload three months of statements. Soft credit pull only — no impact to your score.

Get a real offer the same day

An underwriter reviews your file personally. Most applicants see firm offers within 4 hours during business hours.

Funds wired by tomorrow morning

Sign the contract, ACH or wire hits your account in as little as 4 hours. Average time-to-funding across all products: 24 hours.

61%
Client repeat rate
24h
Average time to fund
100%
Files reviewed by underwriter
10–15%
ISO commission range
Industries

We fund real businesses.

From restaurant groups to construction GCs, freight haulers to medical practices — we underwrite based on cash flow, not credit theater.

Estimate

See your numbers.
Before you apply.

Move the sliders for an indicative quote. Real offers depend on your bank cash flow, time-in-business, and credit profile — but most clients fund within 5% of these estimates.

Capital amount $150,000
$150,000
$10K$2M
Term length 12 mo
3 mo18 mo

Estimates are indicative based on average rates for working capital products. Actual offers vary by underwriting profile. Apply for a no-impact offer in 4 minutes.

Estimated payback $190,500
Daily payment (~21 biz days/mo) $756
Weekly payment $3,664
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Why Circle

Direct lending.
Done right.

Circle deploys our own capital, alongside a network of FDIC-insured bank and SBA partners. Some files we underwrite in-house. Some we route to a partner that fits better. Either way, you get one application, one advisor, and an offer you can read in two minutes.

Real underwriters, not algorithms.

Every file is reviewed by a senior underwriter — not a black-box scorecard. We see what the data misses: the seasonal restaurant, the contractor with a $400K AR balance, the practice owner who just opened location two.

Lifetime relationships. With operators and partners.

61% of our merchants come back for a second deal. Brokers who refer to us earn lifetime residuals on every renewal — not just the first deal. We track repayment history, build files, and renew capital on better terms each cycle.

No prepayment penalties. Ever.

Pay off early and we’ll discount your remaining balance. We make money when you grow, not when you struggle. It’s how relationship lending should work, and largely doesn’t anywhere else.

Transparent terms, plain English.

Every Circle contract fits on two pages. Factor rate, total payback, schedule, fees — all on page one. If something needs a footnote to understand, it’s not in our contracts.

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Questions

Frequently asked.

$0. There are no application, origination, or underwriting fees to receive an offer. We only earn when you accept and fund a loan, and our fees are disclosed in plain English on page one of every contract.
No. Our application uses a soft credit pull, which has zero impact on your personal or business credit score. A hard pull only happens if you formally accept a term loan or SBA offer — and only with your written authorization.
For working capital, most files fund within 24 hours of approval. Same-day funding is available on clean files received before 11 AM ET with linked bank verification. Term loans and SBA take longer (3–7 days and 30–45 days respectively) due to additional documentation through our partner network.
For most products: 6+ months in business, $15K+ in monthly revenue, U.S.-based business with a business bank account. We do not require a minimum FICO for working capital — we underwrite based on cash flow. SBA and term loans have stricter requirements which we'll review with you.
Both, depending on the product. Working capital, lines of credit, and equipment financing are underwritten and funded directly with our own capital. Term loans, SBA loans, and factoring are originated through FDIC-insured bank partners and SBA-approved lenders, with Circle as your point of contact and advisor. Merchants who don’t fit Circle’s direct credit box may be matched with vetted lenders in our partner network — always with your consent.
We routinely fund clients with existing positions. Depending on your cash flow, we can either add a 2nd position, refinance the existing balance into a single payment, or consolidate stacked MCAs into a longer-term loan. Talk to an advisor about what fits.
Yes — and we encourage it. Unlike most short-term lenders, Circle offers prepayment discounts on every working capital deal. Pay off in the first 30, 60, or 90 days and we'll discount the remaining factor by up to 30%. Term loans are simple-interest, so prepaying just stops accrued interest.
We lend nationwide. Some products may have state-specific availability — your advisor will confirm at application. SBA and term-loan products are originated by FDIC-insured bank partners with their own state coverage rules.
Ready when you are

Capital.
On your clock.

See your offer in 4 minutes — soft pull, no impact, no commitment. Most operators have funds in their account within 24 hours.

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Submit a deal, see real-time pipeline, get paid on every renewal.

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