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Which Bank Has Lowest Business Loan Interest Rate?

Typical unsecured business term loan interest rate is between 7% to 11% p.a. effective rate.

Different banks' business financing products bear different rates. To apply for the lowest business loan rate your business is eligible for, try out our loan comparison tool.

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Business loan requirements

Minimum annual revenue of $200K

Operating for at least 6 months to 1 year

Minimum 30% local shareholdings

Minimum average daily bank balance of around $10K

To apply for a business bank loan, criteria and documents required are different across all financial institutions.

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SME Loan Financial Institutions

Best business loan in Singapore

Which is the best bank to apply for business loan? Here are some popular banks' business loan products:

Name Business Term Loan Business First Loan BizMoney Business Term Loan
Interest Rate 9% p.a. (indicative) 8% p.a. (indicative) 10.88% p.a. Not published
Loan quantum Up to S$500,000 Up to S$100,000 Up to S$350,000 Up to S$500,000
Repayment period Up to 5 years Up to 5 years Up to 5 years Up to 5 years
Facility fee Not published 2% of loan amount 2% of loan amount 2% of loan amount

Last updated: September 2024

Aside from these banks, there are over 20+ financial institutions in Singapore that you can apply SME loans with.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Maximum business loan quantum is typically between S$300K to S$500K for most banks. Loan quantum granted is dependent on business's revenue, current debt servicing ratio and credit profile.

As a very general rule of thumb, the maximum loan quantum a SME can apply from a single bank is usually anywhere between 10% to 30% of the applicant's annual revenue. Different banks have varying credit policies on the maximum loan quantum they can grant. 

Most banks do not offer startup business loan. Your business should be minimally 6 to 12 months old to apply for small business loans. Even so, financing options and quantum are very limited for businesses less than 1 year old.

More commonly, banks will prefer at least 2 to 3 years of business history for reviewing credit applications. If the keyman of a relatively new business has at least 5 to 7 years of related industry experience managing another business in the same industry in the capacity as an appointed director, this might help to mitigate the newer business's lack of operating history.

Different banks require different documents to apply for a company loan. Some common documentations that might be requested for include:

  • ID copy of business owner and/or beneficial owners
  • Income tax Notice of Assessment (NOA) of business owner
  • Credit bureau report of business owner
  • Latest 6 months operating bank statements of the business
  • Latest 2 to 3 years financial reports or management accounts of the business
  • Latest 4 quarters GST form F5 (if GST registered)
  • Debtors and creditors ageing list, if applicable
  • Recent awarded contracts, purchase orders, accepted quotations etc
  • List of top suppliers and customers (for B2B companies)
  • Operating premise's proof of address (utility or telco bill)
  • Copy of operating license or professional certificate (for businesses in regulated industries that require licensing, certification or professional accreditation from relevant authorities)
  • Memorandum and Articles of Association (for Pte Ltd entities)

In general, you should expect a response between 1 to 2 weeks for application to be processed once required documents are in order. For weaker or complicated cases, application could take up to 3 to 4 weeks.

An experienced SME finance consultant might be able to help expedite applications' process and save on processing time.

  • Business term loan: Lump sum unsecured loan disbursement, repaid over equal monthly term instalments, typically between 3 to 5 years. This is the most common form of financing instrument available for most SMEs.
  • Trade financing: Revolving working capital credit line facility to finance purchases of inventory and supplies. Trade financing is suitable for businesses that have to stock or trade in physical inventory and goods. 
  • Invoice financing/factoring: Short term credit facility to unlock cash in receivables. Useful for B2B businesses that sell to other companies on credit terms.
  • Property financing: Mortgage loan to finance purchase of commercial or industrial properties. SMEs can also pledge current property to banks for financing facilities. Commercial property loan is the cheapest form of financing due to collateral nature.
  • Equipment/machinery financing: To finance purchase of fixed assets such as machinery and equipment. Typically structured as hire purchase or finance lease.
  • Government financing schemes: Government assisted SME loans such as the Enterprise Financing Scheme and SME Working Capital Loan. These schemes typically bear lower interest rate than banks’ commercial term loans due to risk sharing mechanism by the government and are typically facilitated by Enterprise Singapore.

There are multiple credit criteria in banks’ credit assessment and underwriting. These are not made public and differs from each bank. Common factors that banks evaluate for a corporate loan application include:

  • Age of business: At least 6 months to 1 year old but most banks will prefer minimum 2 to 3 years.
  • Business industry: Different banks might have different outlook on the same industry. The industry you are in could be deemed favorable to some banks, but might be classified as high risk to other banks.
  • Sales revenue turnover: Most banks require applicants to have at least a bare minimum annual revenue of $200K. However, many banks do set a higher benchmark and common minimum revenue requirement could be up to $700K to $1M per year for some banks.
  • Bank statements: Almost all banks will assess the latest 6 months operating bank statements of applicant company. Figures that are taken into consideration include average daily balances maintained, month end balances, any excess or overdrawn account due to insufficient funds, total crediting amount per month and cash flow volatility. In general, the higher the better for average cash floats maintained and total crediting amount. Most banks typically require a minimum of about $10K average daily balances maintained in the latest 6 months bank statements.
  • Credit score: The business owner’s personal credit score is a critical component in banks’ credit evaluation. Past adverse defaults, recent discharged bankruptcies and multiple late payment records on current personal credit facilities are all flagged out as rejection causes.
  • Financial performance: Financial figures that are commonly assessed include profitability, net profit margin, gearing ratio, inventory cycle and working capital cash flow. Most banks will require the company to be profitable and with positive equity in the last financial year.

Although most business loans are offered on unsecured basis without collateral required, personal guarantee is still a standard requirement. By default, the key director and majority shareholder will be required to provide  personal guarantee for a company loan.

Some banks might also request for shareholders with significant shareholdings (i.e. >30%) to provide personal guarantees, even if they are not appointed as directors.