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The Big Five The three elements lenders look at before they hand over the cash
By George M. Dawson •
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Q: Since money sources are financial types, all I need is agood set of numbers, right?
A:Not exactly. Lenders and investors look past thesurface numbers to the intangibles of character, capacity,conditions, capital and collateral.
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