Business Banking
Commercial RE
Ratios
Loan Structure
Bank
100

This financial statement shows a company’s revenues and expenses over a period of time.

income statement

100

Office, industrial, retail, and multifamily are examples of this type of asset class.

Commercial Real Estate

100

Current assets divided by current liabilities equals this ratio

Current Ratio

100

This is the percentage charged by a lender for borrowing money or earned on savings over time.

Interest Rate

100

This document lists an individual’s assets, liabilities, income, and contingent obligations.


Personal Financial Statement

200

In business banking, what is the primary repayment source banks look at to determine a company's ability to pay back debt?

Business Cash Flow

200

This metric compares a property’s income to its debt obligations.

Debt Service Coverage (DSCR)

200

This profitability metric measures earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.

EBITDA

200

This type of loan is commonly used to finance equipment purchases over a fixed term.

Term Loan

200

Banks will order these documents from specialized firms to perform thorough inspections, sales comps, and research an area's economic indicators to confirm the value of a collateral property.

Appraisal

300

This banking product allows businesses to borrow, repay, and borrow again up to a set limit.

Line of Credit (LOC)

300

Name 1 of 2 primary websites used to find sale comparables when evaluating collateral values

MLS, CoStar

300

This ratio is used to calculate a persons total annual debt payments to their income

All debt ratio

300

This repayment structure requires equal principal and interest payments over time.

Amortization

300

A periodic report showing eligible collateral supporting a line of credit.


Borrowing Base Certificate

400

What kind of rate is generally used when originating lines of credit?

Wall Street Prime

400

What schedule(s) are used to find rental incomes from properties

Schedule E (Individual), 8852 (Business)
400

This percentage is used to determine the amount of debt on a piece of collateral compared to the actual value of the collateral

Loan-to-Value

400

A lender adds this feature to prevent interest income from dropping too low.


Floor Rate

400

This required notice tells a borrower why their credit request was denied.


Adverse Action Notice

500

This document gives a bank legal authority to open accounts and borrow on behalf of a business.

Disclosure Statement

500

This type of lease requires the tenant to pay taxes, insurance, and maintenance costs in addition to rent.

Triple net (NNN) lease?

500

This ratio combines the business and personal annual cashflows and debt payments to show their combined ability to pay debt.

Global Debt Service

500

What does PPP stand for?

Pre-Payment Penalty

500

Forward‑looking financials used to evaluate projected performance after a major event like an acquisition.

Pro Forma Statement

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