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They Needed Capital by Friday.

Business owners don't seek financing casually. When they fill out a loan application, they need money—usually urgently.

Trusted by business lending leaders7-day free trial
5 min
is the window to win a business loan application

Business owners apply to multiple lenders and work with whoever responds first with intelligence. Be that lender.

Applications that go to first responder
67%
The Uncomfortable Truth

You're Not Losing to Better Competitors You're Losing to Faster Ones

Business owners don't seek financing casually.

When they fill out a loan application, they need money—usually urgently.

Payroll is due.

An opportunity is expiring.

  • Business owners need money NOW. Your underwriting team reviews applications tomorrow.
  • Loan shoppers submit to 5+ lenders. First intelligent response wins.
  • Urgency fades and deals die while applications sit in queues
  • Your $500 leads go to the funder who picks up the phone first

The Urgency Window

Monthly loan applications85 businesses
Applications engaged within 1 hour30 businesses
Applications lost to slow response55 businesses
Average funding revenue$4,500
Annual revenue lost to slow response$495,000+

*Based on 40% funding rate for first responders vs. 15% for 4hr+ response

What if you were first on every application?

Those 55 'lost' applications at improved funding rate could be 22 additional deals annually. At $4,500 average revenue, that's $99K recovered.

See the Difference

Same Lead. Two Very Different Outcomes.

Watch what happens when a lead comes in—and how you respond.

Without Rocket Agents

9:47 PM
Business owner needs capital
Payroll Friday, supplier payment due, applies to 5 lenders
9:48 PM
Your application goes to queue
Sales team reviews applications in the morning
9:55 PMLOST
Lender A responds
Asks about revenue, time in business, use of funds—starts collecting docs
10:15 PMLOST
Lender B responds
Also engaging, also collecting documents
9:00 AM
You call
'Thanks for your application! Let's discuss your needs.'
9:05 AMLOST
Business owner busy
Running the business. Also already submitted docs to two other lenders.
Result: Revenue Lost

Same lead, same intent, same opportunity. Lost to a faster competitor.

With Rocket Agents

9:47 PM
Business owner needs capital
Payroll Friday, supplier payment due, applies to 5 lenders
9:47 PM
Rocket Agents responds instantly
Asks about revenue, time in business, urgency, use of funds
9:55 PM
Application pre-qualified
$2M revenue, 3 years in business, needs $75K for equipment
10:00 PM
Document collection started
Bank statements, tax returns request sent—uploads begin
9:00 AM
Underwriter reviews
Full application package already assembled
11:00 AMWON
Funding offer delivered
$75K approved. Business owner funds before competitors even call back.
Result: Revenue Won

You showed up prepared. They showed up ready to buy.

Stop losing leads to slower competitors.

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The Numbers

What Business Lending Professionals See

Real results from professionals using Rocket Agents.

312%
More Applications Funded
<60s
vs 4hr Industry Avg
67%
Pull-Through Rate
$75K
Avg Loan Size
How It Works

From Lead to Closed Deal

Here's exactly what happens when you connect Rocket Agents to your lead sources.

Connect Your Application Sources

Website, brokers, marketplaces—every application into instant response.

Business Pre-Qualification

Revenue, time in business, use of funds captured immediately.

Urgency Assessment

Timeline and funding urgency identified for prioritization.

Document Collection

Bank statements, tax returns requested automatically.

Underwriting Handoff

Complete package delivered to underwriters with full context.

Built for Business Lending

Everything You Need to Win More Business

Features designed specifically for how business lending professionals work.

Instant Application Response

Every loan application engaged in under 60 seconds.

Business Pre-Qualification

Revenue, time in business, industry captured automatically.

Use of Funds Capture

Equipment, inventory, expansion—loan purpose identified.

Document Collection

Required documents requested and collected automatically.

Urgency Prioritization

Emergency funding needs flagged for expedited processing.

Broker Communication

Broker-submitted deals get status updates automatically.

Social Proof

What Business Lending Leaders Are Saying

Hear from professionals who stopped losing leads to faster competitors.

"Business owners need capital urgently. When they finally apply, they're submitting to 5+ lenders. First intelligent response wins. We went from fourth to first and doubled our funding volume."
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Marcus Johnson
VP Sales at Capital Growth Partners
"Our underwriting takes time, but our first response shouldn't. Rocket Agents captures applications instantly, gathers pre-qualification data, and starts document collection while competitors are still reading emails."
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Sarah Chen
Director of Originations at FastFund Business Lending
"Business owners apply when they have a moment—often late at night after employees leave. If we don't engage immediately, that urgency becomes 'maybe we can wait' by morning."
D
David Park
CEO at Merchant Capital Solutions
Is This You?

Rocket Agents Is Built For

Business lenders losing deals to faster competitors

First intelligent response usually wins the document submission.

Alternative lenders competing against bank speed

Banks are slow. Be the fast alternative that wins.

Equipment financing companies

Equipment purchases are urgent. Match that urgency.

SBA lenders where relationship starts early

SBA deals are complex. Start the relationship fast.

The ROI Is Simple

Rocket Agents monthly$499/mo
Average deal value$4,500 per funded deal
Extra deals to break even0.11 deals
Potential return on investment
99x ROI

Most lenders see improved application engagement within 2 weeks.

Yeah, But...

We hear these from business lending professionals every day. Let's address them head-on.

Underwriting takes time. FIRST RESPONSE shouldn't. When a business owner applies to 5 lenders, the first two to engage intelligently get the document submission. The others get 'We went with someone faster.' Speed wins the opportunity to underwrite.

AI doesn't underwrite. Your team does that. AI captures the application, gathers basic business info, and starts the document collection. When your underwriters engage, they have everything needed to start the real analysis. That's not replacing expertise; it's feeding it faster.

They want MONEY. They want speed. They want someone who takes their urgent need seriously. At 10pm, when they finally have time to apply, 'urgent need' means immediate response—not a callback tomorrow. Talk to them about terms after you've won their attention.

You compete on rates among lenders who RESPOND. If you're fourth to respond, you're not in the rate conversation—you're in the 'We already chose someone' conversation. Speed gets you in the room. Rates win the deal.

Sophisticated borrowers value their time. They apply to multiple lenders and work with whoever respects their urgency. 'We'll get back to you tomorrow' signals that you don't understand business urgency. Instant response signals you do.

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