Equipment No Collateral 2026 - Income-Based Loan
Equipment financing without collateral 2026. Income-based approval with no property security required.
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# Equipment No Collateral 2026 - Income-Based Loan
Need equipment but no property collateral? Income-based equipment financing available in 2026.
## What is No Collateral Equipment Financing?
No Collateral means:
- No property required
- No house/building security
- Equipment acts as security
- Approval based on income
## 2026 Bank vs No Collateral
| Requirement | Banks | Ing Heng |
|-------------|-------|----------|
| **Property Collateral** | Required | Not required |
| **Equipment Security** | Insufficient alone | Sufficient |
| **Guarantor** | Often needed | Case-by-case |
| **Approval Focus** | Asset backing | Income capacity |
## Why Banks Require Collateral?
**Bank Requirements:**
1. **Property Security**
- House/land title
- Building ownership
- Additional asset backing
2. **Strong Guarantors**
- Directors with property
- Multiple guarantors
- Joint liability
3. **High Down Payment**
- 20-30% deposit
- Reduce bank risk
- Lower loan-to-value
## No Collateral with Ing Heng
**How We Approve:**
**Primary Security: Equipment Itself**
- Equipment is main collateral
- Hypothecation on equipment
- Insurance coverage
- JPJ registration (for vehicles)
**Secondary: Business Viability**
- Strong repayment income
- Regular cash flow
- Project contracts
- Business operations
## Real No Collateral Approvals
**Case 1: Contractor - No Property**
**Situation:**
- 3-year construction business
- Revenue: RM 50k/month
- Assets: 1 old lorry
- Need: Komatsu excavator (RM 180k)
- **Property: None**
**Bank Response:** "Need property collateral"
**Ing Heng Approved:**
- No collateral required
- Equipment as security
- Income-based approval
- 0% down payment
**Result:** Excavator operational, repayments on schedule
**Case 2: Logistics - Renting Premises**
**Situation:**
- 2-year logistics company
- Revenue: RM 80k/month
- Premises: Rented
- Need: 2 lorries (RM 240k total)
- **Property: None**
**Bank Response:** "Need building ownership"
**Ing Heng Approved:**
- Equipment as collateral
- Business income focus
- 100% financing
- 48-hour approval
**Result:** Fleet expanded, business growing
**Case 3: Warehouse - Startup**
**Situation:**
- 1-year warehouse business
- Revenue: RM 35k/month
- Premises: Rented
- Need: 3 forklifts (RM 105k)
- **Property: None**
**Bank Response:** "Need guarantor with property"
**Ing Heng Approved:**
- No guarantor needed
- Equipment secured
- Cash flow based
- Fast approval
**Result:** Operations efficient, repaying well
## No Collateral vs With Collateral
| Feature | With Collateral | No Collateral |
|---------|-----------------|---------------|
| **Property Required** | Yes | No |
| **Approval Time** | 2-3 weeks | 48-72 hours |
| **Documentation** | Complex | Simple |
| **Risk to Business** | High (lose property) | Low (equipment only) |
| **Down Payment** | 10-20% | 0-20% |
| **Interest Rate** | Lower (4.5-5.5%) | Competitive (5-6%) |
## 2026 No Collateral Requirements
**What We Need:**
1. **Strong Income Evidence**
- 6-12 months bank statements
- Regular deposits visible
- Growing trend
- Consistent income
2. **Business Viability**
- SSM registration
- Valid business license
- Current operations
- Future contracts
3. **Equipment Details**
- Clear specification
- Fair market price
- Good brand
- Resale value
4. **Repayment Capacity**
- Monthly payment ability
- Budget planning
- Emergency backup
- Realistic proposal
## Equipment as Collateral
**How Equipment Secures Loan:**
1. **Hypothecation**
- Legal charge on equipment
- Registered with authorities
- Cannot sell without clearance
- Protects lender
2. **Insurance**
- Equipment insured
- Lender named beneficiary
- Covers damage/loss
- Reduces risk
3. **JPJ Registration** (for vehicles)
- Registration with JPJ
- Lender interest noted
- Cannot transfer ownership
- Legal protection
## Income-Based Approval Criteria
**We Assess:**
1. **Monthly Revenue** (40%)
- Average monthly income
- Consistency of deposits
- Growth trend
- Seasonal patterns
2. **Repayment Ratio** (30%)
- Payment vs income ratio
- Under 40% preferred
- Up to 50% considered
- Case-by-case
3. **Business Stability** (20%)
- Operation duration
- Market presence
- Client base
- Future pipeline
4. **Management** (10%)
- Owner experience
- Industry knowledge
- Track record
- Reputation
## No Collateral Equipment Eligibility
**Best Equipment Types:**
**High Approval:**
- Komatsu, CAT excavators
- ISUZU, FUSO lorries
- Toyota forklifts
- Popular brands with good resale
**Good Approval:**
- Hitachi, Hitachi excavators
- HINO lorries
- TCM forklifts
- Prime movers
**Case-by-Case:**
- Specialized equipment
- Older machines
- Multiple units
- Difficult brands
## Documentation for No Collateral
**Required Documents:**
1. **Business Proof**
- SSM registration
- Business license
- Premises rental agreement
2. **Income Evidence**
- 6 months bank statements
- Latest invoices (3 months)
- Contracts (if available)
- Client references
3. **Equipment Info**
- Quotation/invoice
- Equipment details
- Seller information
- Price justification
4. **Director Details**
- NRIC copies
- Basic information
- Contact details
- Resume (helpful)
## 2026 No Collateral Benefits
**Advantages:**
1. **No Property Risk**
- Don't lose house/building
- Equipment only at risk
- Sleep better at night
- Safer for family
2. **Faster Approval**
- No property valuation
- No legal search
- 48-72 hour decision
- Quick documentation
3. **Lower Cost**
- No legal fees on property
- No valuation fees
- No insurance on property
- Minimal upfront cost
4. **Flexible Terms**
- 0% down payment
- 3-7 year term
- Early settlement OK
- Competitive interest
## No Collateral vs Guarantor
**Guarantor Option:**
- May improve terms
- Lower interest possible
- Higher loan amount
- But obligates others
**No Guarantor (Preferred):**
- Independent approval
- Based on your business
- No external liability
- Clean arrangement
**Best:** No guarantor, income-based approval
## Real No Collateral Examples
**Example 1: Excavator No Collateral**
**Situation:**
- Contractor with no property
- Monthly income: RM 60k
- Equipment: Komatsu PC200 (RM 180k)
- Monthly payment: RM 3,600
- **Ratio: 6% of income**
**Approval:** Easy (ratio under 40%)
**Collateral:** Equipment only
**Result:** Approved 48 hours
**Example 2: Forklift Fleet No Collateral**
**Situation:**
- Warehouse business, rented premises
- Monthly income: RM 40k
- Equipment: 3 forklifts (RM 105k)
- Monthly payment: RM 2,100
- **Ratio: 5.25% of income**
**Approval:** Strong (ratio under 10%)
**Collateral:** Forklifts only
**Result:** Approved 24 hours
## Bad Credit No Collateral
**Challenge:**
- No property
- CCRIS issues
- Bank rejected
**Ing Heng Solution:**
- Equipment as collateral
- Income-based focus
- Bad credit considered
- Still possible approval
## No Collateral for Startups
**Challenge:**
- New business (under 1 year)
- No assets yet
- Rented premises
- Need equipment
**Banks:** Require property collateral
**Ing Heng:** Equipment + income-based
**Result:** Startup equipment financing possible
## 2026 No Collateral Success Tips
**Tip 1: Show Strong Income**
- Regular bank deposits
- Consistent monthly revenue
- Growth trend visible
- Future contracts secured
**Tip 2: Choose Popular Equipment**
- Komatsu, CAT brands
- Good resale value
- Easy to sell if needed
- Lower lender risk
**Tip 3: Keep Payment Ratio Low**
- Under 30% of monthly income
- Shows comfortable repayment
- Easy approval
- Better terms
**Tip 4: Be Transparent**
- Honest about situation
- Show business viability
- Demonstrate management
- Build trust
## Get No Collateral Approval
Need equipment but no property collateral? Contact Ing Heng for income-based equipment financing.
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