Warehouse Line for a Merchant Cash Advance Company
A warehouse line lets a merchant cash advance company borrow against the receivables it originates, keep the assets and the spread, and recycle capital as merchants remit. Advance rates commonly run 80 to 95 percent of eligible collateral.
Published: ·Last updated: ·By Ed Freeman, Capital Advisor. PeerSense
How does a warehouse line for a merchant cash advance company work?
A warehouse line for a merchant cash advance company is a revolving senior credit facility secured by your receivables through a borrowing base. You pledge eligible advances, the facility advances 80 to 95 percent of eligible collateral, you fund the remaining equity gap, and as merchants remit you repay and redraw. Focus is 100 million plus a month. The desk will look at 10 million a month. 10 million is not the focus. First facilities can start smaller. Working lines commonly sit well above 100 million committed.
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How a Warehouse Facility Works for an MCA Book
The borrowing base
Your pool of pledged advances, each tested against eligibility criteria, multiplied by the advance rate, with ineligible, delinquent, or over concentrated advances excluded.
The advance rate and the equity gap
The facility advances 80 to 95 percent of eligible collateral. You fund the rest. That gap is why tangible net worth matters, and why the advance rate, not the interest rate, decides how many advances you can carry per dollar of equity.
The special purpose entity
The pledged advances are typically held in a bankruptcy remote special purpose entity, legally separated from your operating company.
Warehouse Line vs Forward Flow
A warehouse line is leverage: you borrow against receivables you keep, fund the gap, and earn the full spread. Forward flow funding is a sale. On MCA paper the buy commonly prints at 80 percent, 85 percent, or 90 percent of each funded advance.
The full comparison: forward flow vs warehouse facility for originators.
How PeerSense Places an MCA Warehouse Mandate
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MCA Warehouse Lines: Questions Operators Actually Ask
Deals We Structure
Representative profiles from the placement desk and from the forward flow network tape. Sizes and structures only. No counterparties named.
$10 million and up flagged hotel, CMBS refi
6.75% fixed | 65% LTV | CMBS takeout
$10 million and up value add multifamily bridge
SOFR +395 | 75% LTC | Named takeout
$10 million and up mixed use construction
80% LTC | Interest only | 18 mo term
SBA 7(a) QSR franchise acquisition
Prime +2.75% | 25 yr term. Equity injection is lender underwriting.
$20 million a month manufacturing AR
1.5% factor fee | 90% advance | B2B invoices
$10 million and up rental portfolio
7.25% | 75% LTV | No income docs | 1.25x DSCR
$350M to $1.5B committed purchase of future originations
True sale | Par or premium to UPB | Weekly or monthly settlement | Servicing usually retained
$100M to $500M revolving line against eligible receivables
80 to 95% advance | 2 to 3 year revolver | Often paired with a flow takeout
$200M seasoned pool sold in one trade
Priced off the tape | Off balance sheet at settle | Cash recycles into new production
Indicative only, as of September 1, 2026. Not a quote, commitment or offer of credit. Final pricing, leverage and terms are determined by the lender at underwriting, after full transaction materials are reviewed. PeerSense sources the file. The lender sets pricing. What these terms mean.