When something breaks, a payment is due, or an opportunity will not wait, you need capital today — not in three weeks. Get a same-day decision and funding in 24 to 48 hours. $5K-$5M, approval on your revenue, 500+ FICO accepted.
Apply Now (305) 384-8391Emergencies do not schedule themselves around a bank's approval calendar. A cooler dies in the middle of a heat wave, a key vendor demands payment before shipping, payroll hits on Friday and a big receivable landed late, or a competitor's closing means their inventory is suddenly available at half price for 48 hours only. In each of these moments the problem is not whether the money exists somewhere — it is whether you can put your hands on it before the window closes. That is exactly what emergency business funding is built for.
Traditional loans are the wrong tool for a crisis. A bank wants two years of tax returns, a business plan, collateral, and two to six weeks of underwriting before it releases a dollar. By the time an SBA-style loan clears, the equipment is already replaced on a credit card, the opportunity is gone, or the late payroll has cost you your best employees. At Merchant Fund Express we underwrite on your bank deposits instead of your paperwork, which is why we can turn a same-day decision and put funds in your account within 24 to 48 hours.
Our minimum is 500 FICO, and the deciding factor is how your account behaves, not the number on your credit report. If steady deposits are flowing through your business, we can move fast. This page explains what qualifies as fundable, exactly how the process works, the situations we fund most often, what documents you need, and how to make sure fast money stays affordable money once the emergency has passed.
Apply in about four minutes. Most emergency files get a decision the same day, with funding in 24 to 48 hours.
We read your deposits, not your tax returns. Steady cash flow gets you funded even when the bank said no.
A weak score does not block an emergency approval when your bank statements are clean and consistent.
A one-page application and three months of bank statements. No business plan, no tax returns, no collateral on most files.
Repairs, payroll, an urgent tax bill, disaster recovery, or a time-sensitive deal. How you use it is up to you.
Many products allow early payoff with no penalty, so you can retire the bridge as soon as the crisis clears.
Emergency capital is not tied to a single crisis. It bridges any gap between a cost you cannot postpone and revenue that has not arrived yet. These are the situations owners bring to us most often — and every one of them is fundable when your deposits support it.
A big client pays net-60 but rent, payroll, and vendors are due now. Emergency funding covers the gap so operations never stall while you wait on receivables.
Working capitalA delayed deposit or a slow week should not cost you your staff. Fast funding lets you cover payroll on time and protect the people who run your business.
Apply nowA broken oven, truck, HVAC unit, or production line stops revenue cold. Emergency capital funds the repair or replacement so downtime is measured in hours, not weeks.
Equipment financingStorm, flood, or fire damage cannot wait on an insurance check. Bridge funding gets you cleaning up, restocking, and reopening while the claim is still being processed.
Apply nowDiscounted inventory, a competitor's equipment at auction, or a contract that needs cash to start. Fast capital lets you seize an opportunity before it disappears.
Merchant cash advanceA surprise tax bill or a supplier threatening to halt shipments can freeze your whole operation. Emergency funding clears the obligation and keeps the doors open.
Apply nowThe entire point is speed, so the process is stripped down to the essentials. From the moment you apply to the moment funds hit your account is usually one to two business days — sometimes the same day for simpler files.
The biggest thing you control is how ready your documents are. Owners who have three clean months of statements in hand when they apply routinely get funded fastest, because there is nothing left for the underwriter to chase. If you know an emergency is brewing, get your statements together before you hit submit — it can shave a full day off the timeline.
| Path | Typical Timeline | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| Bank / SBA loan | 2–6 weeks | Not an emergency tool |
| MFE emergency — simple file | Same business day | Clean statements, smaller amount |
| MFE emergency — standard file | 24–48 hours | Most urgent funding needs |
| MFE emergency — larger amount | 2–3 business days | Six-figure requests, added review |
These are typical ranges, not guarantees. The single biggest accelerator is having your application and three months of bank statements ready at submission. Applying early in the day, with clean deposits and no unresolved defaults, gives you the best shot at same-day funding.
Because we approve on revenue rather than a credit score, the qualifications are simple and forgiving. If money moves through your business consistently, you are likely fundable even in a hurry.
Most emergency files need roughly six months of operating history, though strong revenue can shorten that. Time in business gives the underwriter evidence that your deposits are durable and that today's emergency is a bump, not a pattern of instability.
Consistent inflow is the single strongest qualifier. We generally look for a reliable monthly deposit volume that comfortably supports a repayment. Even, predictable deposits will get you funded faster than a busy month followed by an empty one.
Our minimum is 500 FICO, but the account behavior matters more. Few or no NSFs, a positive ending balance, and no long strings of negative days will carry a weak score. The emergency itself does not count against you.
We check that your cash flow can absorb the new payment without strain. If you already have several advances pulling from the account daily, we may size the offer smaller or suggest a structure that protects you, so the fix does not become a new problem.
A discharged bankruptcy from years ago is workable. An open, unresolved default with another funder is the main thing that pauses an emergency file. Being upfront about your situation lets us structure something that actually fits and moves fast.
Emergency speed has a cost, and we will not pretend otherwise. The way to use it well is to treat it as a short bridge over a specific gap, then pay it down as soon as the crisis passes.
Judge every emergency offer by whether the capital protects more value than it costs. Replacing a walk-in cooler that would otherwise spoil thousands in product, making payroll to keep a team that took years to build, or landing discounted inventory you will sell at full margin all easily justify the premium. Borrowing more than the crisis requires, or rolling one advance into another, is the trap to avoid. Used as a true bridge and retired quickly, emergency funding is one of the most valuable tools a business owner has.
Most emergency files get a same-day decision, with funds landing in your account within 24 to 48 hours once your application and three months of bank statements are complete. Simpler files submitted early in the day can fund the same business day. The cleaner your documents, the faster it moves.
Anything the crisis demands: covering a cash-flow gap, making payroll, paying an urgent tax or vendor bill, repairing broken equipment, recovering from a storm or fire, or seizing a time-sensitive inventory or contract opportunity. There is no restriction on how you deploy the capital once it funds.
Yes. We fund owners with FICO scores as low as 500 because approval is driven by your deposits and revenue rather than your score. If money moves through your account consistently and the statements are clean, a low FICO alone will not stop an emergency approval.
Emergency funding ranges from $5,000 to $5,000,000 and is sized to your monthly revenue and deposit consistency. Most urgent files land between $10,000 and $250,000 — enough to close the gap quickly without over-borrowing against your cash flow.
A one-page application and your three most recent months of business bank statements cover most emergency files. No tax returns or business plan required. Having those statements ready when you apply is the single fastest way to compress the timeline to funding.
Many of our emergency products allow early payoff with no prepayment penalty, and some offer a discount for paying ahead. Since an emergency loan is meant to be a short bridge, retiring it early once the crisis passes is the smartest way to keep your total cost low.
It may still work, but we will look closely at how much of your revenue is already committed to daily payments. If there is little room left, we may size the offer smaller or suggest a structure that protects your cash flow, so the fix does not create a new emergency.
Apply in 4 minutes. Same-day decisions. Funding in 24 to 48 hours. 500+ FICO accepted, and no obligation to move forward.
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