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AI and Commercial Credit Memos: From Tax Returns to a Bankable Memo
AI drafts the credit memo from financial statements; the credit officer makes the credit call.
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- 1The premise
- 2credit underwriting
- 3DSCR
- 4commercial lending
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Section 1
The premise
A new commercial loan request lands with three years of tax returns and a personal financial statement. AI can spread the financials, calculate ratios, and draft a structured memo in 30 minutes — leaving you to think about the borrower's character and the loan structure.
What AI does well here
- Spread tax returns and financial statements into a normalized format.
- Calculate DSCR, debt-to-EBITDA, fixed charge coverage with the right adjustments.
- Draft the strengths/weaknesses/mitigants narrative in your bank's format.
- Generate the covenant package consistent with the credit policy.
What AI cannot do
- Replace the credit officer's character judgment.
- Know your bank's current risk appetite (changes quarterly).
- Catch the loan-stacking that doesn't show on the credit report.
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