Cracking the Square Loan Algorithm? What’s the Hack, Method, or Trigger for Faster, Bigger Offers?

Looking to hear from others who’ve figured out how to unlock higher Square loan offers more efficiently.

I’ve had over five Square loans in the past and paid them all off early—so I know history isn’t the issue. The thing is, recent offers have been way lower than what I’ve gotten before. I made the mistake of accepting a smaller one last time, which I think might’ve impacted that.

Lately, I’ve been sending in small outside payments (literally just a couple dollars) after receiving an offer—just to prompt a recalculation. It seems to trigger a new offer a few days sooner than the 10-day window they mention, which helps keep things moving faster.

Curious if anyone else has tried something similar—or found other methods to encourage a higher offer sooner?

Appreciate any insight.

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Hello! When it comes to cracking the algorithm, good luck with that! At the moment, there is no guarantee of receiving an offer, regardless of when it might come in. Overall, lending has been quite tight, especially with companies like Square that offer loans. 

 

Metrics are valuable for us as business owners. Square considers many factors when determining whether and when to extend an offer. Positive metrics include growth and an increase in sales compared to the previous month or quarter. Additionally, metrics related to the number of swipes per day and the average amount per swipe are important. Acquiring new customers also contributes positively. 

 

The overall health of your business and your relationship with Square are crucial. It's beneficial to minimize negatives like disputes, chargebacks, and returns. Generally, the repayment percentage is higher than the percentage of loans paid off. 

 

To improve the chances of receiving an offer and potentially securing a larger one, my best suggestion is to keep swiping every day and focus on making significant improvements in all key areas. Although there are no guaranteed offers at specific percentages or under particular terms, those who frequently post about receiving offers tend to see an increase in their lending opportunities.

 

Good luck, and please keep us posted! Sharing your experiences can help others as well. We are all different and process differently and what might work for one could be the opposite for the other. Business owner. It's pretty simple though really if sales are down i would expect a larger offer, if they are the same i would expect about the same offer. If sales are up 65% imo i would like to see a pl larger offer. Again, with no guarantees. This is the best we have to offer users sharing information. Good luck to you!

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Okay, after analyzing to figure out why my Square loan offers dipped. A couple of things are different now. First, I never used their debit card before, but started using it consistently about eight months back. Second, with that last loan I took – I actually accepted less money than what they put on the table. I thought paying off a smaller amount fast would be smart, but maybe turning down part of the offer sent a message that I didn't need or want as much risk? That could really explain the lower offers since. My repayment rate also dropped from 24% to 19%. Guess I just gotta keep building things back up 

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Hi @Caseydablanco 

 

Thanks for reaching out!

 

When determining your business’s customized offers, we consider many factors including your business’s history with Square, processing volume, and progress on any plan that’s currently active. You can connect your primary business bank account with Plaid, and we’ll only use this data to improve future offers. However, you must be the business owner to do this and it is completely optional. 

Keep in mind once a prepayment is made, any current loan offers will expire and the payment may reflect as pending on your Square Dashboard. It can take up to 10 business days for payment confirmation and for your business to be re-evaluated for new loan offers.

 

If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact us directly!

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