what is a commercial loan 
a commercial loan is a debt based funding arrangement between a business and a financial institution such as a bank it is typically used to fund major capital expenditures and or cover operational costs that the company may otherwise be unable to afford expensive upfront costs and regulatory hurdles often prevent small businesses from having direct access to bond and equity markets for financing this means that not unlike individual consumers smaller businesses must rely on other lending products such as lines of credit unsecured loans or term loans 