PROVIDER'S ISSUANCE PROCEDURES – 2024 

A+ CREDIT RATED- CASH BACKED

Standby Letter of Credits (SBLCs) & 
Bank Guarantees (BGs)

 (So that we may legally structure each SBLC & BG sale, we require "FULL DISCLOSURE" for ALL transactions.

(TRUE CASH-READY SBLC - NOT A ZERO COUPON.)

"Monetizable with Immediate Cash Drawdown Value."

Issuance of an SBLC or BG 
in favor of a company, the Recipient Client (Buyer)

This is a DELIVERY vs. PAYMENT TRANSACTION
(Client receives the SBLC or BG "BEFORE" making Settlement Fee Payment)

 

THIS IS A "PURCHASE" (FULL TITLE BENEFITS) 
CAN BE PLACED INTO A PROGRAM FOR TRADE.)

(The Provider does NOT Rent or Lease bank instruments)

 

ALL SBLC & BG APPLICANTS MUST BE CORPORATION ENTITIES. NO SOLE PROPRIETORSHIPS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

 

Dear Sir(s),

 

Our Provider is able and ready to block an asset in their portfolio, from their preferred bank”,  Citibank Singapore OR Citibank Hong Kong, an A+ Credit Rated, Cash-Backed SBLC or BG (For more information on Citibank Singapore/Citigroup’s financial strength as an A+ credit rated bank, please scroll to the bottom of this page.

At this time, with a minimum face value amount of USD$ or Euro 25 million up to USD$ or EURO 1 billion delivered to your bank via an MT799 and MT760 for one (1) year and one (1) day, subject to the CLIENT’S wire transfer to our PROVIDER's bank account.  After the MT760 (SBLC and BG) is delivered and received by the Recipient CLIENT, then a settlement fee of sixteen percent 16% + 2% of the face value of the issued instrument is paid. The 16% is paid to our Provider’s bank account. The 2% Commission is “CLIENT /BUYER Paid” which is Arranged and Agreed upon via Mutual Business Agreement (IMFPA & NCNDA) on behalf of the Intermediaries (When applicable). Alternative Funding represented by Antoinette Stepter-Lynch is getting paid by the Seller (Provider).


INITIAL COSTS for an SBLC or BG:


1. 25 million USD$ or EURO to 39 million ==) 4% of instrument´s face value

 

2. 40 million USD$ or EURO to 99 million ==) 3% of instrument´s face value

 

3. 100 million USD$ or EURO to 149 million =) 1.50% of instrument face value

 

4. 150 million USD$ or EURO to 699 million =) 1.25% of instrument´s face value

 

5. 700 million USD$ or EURO to One Billion ==) 0.6% of instrument´s face value

 

IMPORTANT RATE INCREASE OF COST (PRICE) NOTIFICATION & PREVENTION

SBLC & BG Costs (Prices) are established according to the participating bank’s rates. “Paying the Initial Cost and the Provider receiving the Initial Cost will LOCK IN your Rate of Cost (Price)”. Therefore, paying the Initial Cost and the Provider receiving the Initial Cost before the bank increases rates will prevent a rate of cost (price) increase to your transaction. However, if the Initial Cost has not been received by the Provider before a bank rate change, as bank rates change, costs (prices) for your SBLC or BG will be affected and are subject to change, as well, at that time.

The TRANSACTION COMMITMENT LETTER is FREE. 

(Paying the INITIAL COSTS for this PRE-EXISTING INSTRUMENT IS NOT Negotiable.)

 

The INITIAL COST is used to pay the following:

  • The Cash-backed SBLC Creation 
  • MT799 (twice)
  • MT760
  • Wire Fee
  • Bank Undertaking Payment
  • Future Undertaking for Payment Fee
  • To Receive the Undertaking Fee
  • Banking Administration Fees
  • 1% Fee to the Trust Attorney as the Initial Cost custodian 

 

The “INITIAL COST” is due and payable AFTER the CLIENT has received the Transaction "COMMITMENT LETTER" from the Provider.

 

THE SBLC/BG ISSUANCE PROCESS

 

CLIENT SUBMITS the following documents to the seller through:

Alternative Funding

Antoinette Stepter-Lynch

Administrative Facilitator / Lead Referrer

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1.)  Signed "one-page" SBLC & BG CLIENT APPLICATION (Please submit a one-page application only)

2.)  Signed (Client & Receiving Bank Accepted) SBLC MT799/MT760 “TEXT VERBIAGE EXHIBIT” (Pls. see attached. Please inquire for BG Text instructions)

3.)  Signed Irrevocable Master Fee Protection Agreement and Non-Circumvention & Non-Disclosure Agreement (IMFPA & NCNDA

4.) Proof of Funds (POF) for INITIAL COST, ONLY. (The 16% Settlement Fee does not require POF)- Upon release of the seller's Commitment Letter, the funds used to create the SBLC or BG are IMMEDIATELY blocked. For this reason, as a qualifying requirement for APPROVAL, the buyer MUST show their IMMEDIATE READINESS to pay the INITIAL COST percentage for the face value of the SBLC or BG. The following documents may be submitted: 

Bank Comfort Letter (BCL) OR

An official Tear Sheet or Bank Statement. OR

An Authority to Verify (ATV). 

To accompany the POF, a Letter of Readiness or Direction should also be submitted to reflect that the Buyer is ready to move forward with the INITIAL COST dollar amount that is reflected in the POF.

The POF may be sanitized showing only the last four digits of the account number.

IMPORTANT POF NOTIFICATION 

TO PROVE BUYER "READINESS", 

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST ACCOMPANY PROOF OF FUNDS FOR THE INITIAL COST AMOUNTS WHEN SUBMITTED.

All POF docs to accompany a Letter on the Buyer’s Letterhead directing the INITIAL COST amount indicated to the SBLC /BG acquisition on behalf of the Seller (Provider). If the Buyer has an S&P, Moody’s, or Fitch credit rating, the POF requirement may be omitted. Please provide the credit rating for Seller consideration.

Alternative Funding will submit the above documents to the Provider through the Provider's Representative.

 

(TO SEE "EXHIBITS" (SAMPLES) FROM PROVIDER, CLICK)

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Our Provider’s  (Seller) APPROVAL Process:

(CLIENT SBLC/BG application documentation to be submitted through Alternative Funding; the Administrative Facilitator.)

 

1.)    SBLC & BG PURCHASE - CLIENT APPLICATION (MOST items, 1 through 3, listed below, are submitted via the SBLC & BG Client Application. 

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company full information, including name, address, registration number, POF, description of its operation, business volume, etc

 

2.)     Name of the authorized representative of the company for this transaction, (CIS/KYC) his telephone number, email address, and a color copy of the passport, Corporate Resolution from the Board of Directors.

 

3.)     Bank name and address of the CLIENT´S Receiving/Funding bank and the bank officer's name involved his telephone number and/or email address.

The “Receiving/Funding Bank” MUST be Approved by the Provider. The Receiving Bank MUST have an S&P, Moody’s, or Fitch credit rating of BBB+ or higher. The Receiving bank Must be located outside of Singapore.

 

4.)  The above will be sent to our legal staff for the CLIENT'S APPROVAL.

 

5.) Upon APPROVAL, the PROVIDER will issue the following: 

a.) Transaction Commitment Letter 

b.) MT799, MT799 Reply, & MT760 Text Verbiage Exhibits

 

A Corporate Resolution might be required depending on how the transaction is structured. If so, Alternative Funding can provide a template at the Client's request. 

 

(TO SEE "EXHIBITS" (SAMPLES) FROM PROVIDER, CLICK)

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6.) CLIENT sends the INITIAL COST amount for the SBLC or BG to cover the above items that the INITIAL COST is to be used for. The INITIAL COST is sent to the PROVIDER’S Attorney Trust Account as stated in the Transaction Commitment Letter in order to initiate the procedure. (The Provider is currently using an Attorney's Trust Account to receive the INITIAL COST AMOUNT. Most of the time, the Attorney Trust Account will be an IOLTA account.

 

(SCROLL DOWN TO LEARN ABOUT "VETTING" THE PROVIDER AND TRUST ATTORNEY BEFORE PAYING THE INITIAL COST.) 

 

7.) The PROVIDER'S ISSUING BANK then transmits the MT799 to/ for the SBLC or BG.

 

8.) The CLIENT'S Receiving/Funding bank receives the MT799 describing the transaction and the CLIENT'S Receiving/Funding bank responds stating its willingness with MT799 (Reply) to receive the MT760 (SBLC) for the instrument and "after authentication"funds the SBLC or BG for the benefit of the CLIENT (For TEXT verbiage, please refer to MT799, MT799 Reply, MT760 “TEXT EXHIBITS”.)

 

9.) AFTER the MT760 (SBLC or BG) is delivered to the Receiving/Funding Bank, a Settlement Cost amount equal to 16% +2% of the face value of the instrument is to be PAID. The 16% + 2% must be “GUARANTEED” to be paid to the PROVIDER’S bank within FOUR (4) BUSINESS DAYS “after” receiving MT760 (SBLC) for full and final settlement cost.

 

"VETTING " BEFORE PAYING, "PREPARATION" TO PAY, and "PAYING" THE INITIAL COST.

 

The “INITIAL COST” is due and payable AFTER the CLIENT has received the Transaction COMMITMENT LETTER from the Provider.

 

AFTER receiving the Transaction COMMITMENT LETTER and BEFORE paying the INITIAL COST, of course, the Client will have time to due diligence the Provider. 

 

(TO SEE "EXHIBITS" (SAMPLES) FROM PROVIDER, CLICK)

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Phone call with the Provider and /or the Trust Attorney –

Should the Client and /or their Attorney wish to speak with the Provider and /or the Trust Attorney over the phone, the Client and/ or their Attorney must make the request via a written request to Alternative Funding to arrange the Introduction call AFTER they the Transaction COMMITMENT LETTER has been issued.

 

Making the Initial Cost Payment - 

The INITIAL COST payment can be made according to the following:

1.)   Wire (For any questions regarding wiring, please inquire).

2.)   MT799/MT103 through a securities brokerage house using a recourse message to the Trust Attorney and the Provider. (Please inquire with Alternative Funding for this payment option.) 

3.) Check Deposit -When making a check deposit for an Initial Cost transaction, it is prudent for the client to reference key documentation such as the Transaction COMMITMENT LETTER and if applicable, any additional documentation. This practice ensures a clear connection between the payment and the transaction documents, creating a reliable paper trail. If a new bank account is being opened for this purpose, choosing a bank like Chase, which is commonly used for Attorney's IOLTA Trust Accounts, could be beneficial for streamlining the process. Most of the time, the Attorney Trust Account will be an IOLTA account.

If the Client desires to offer a different payment method suggestion, please inquire. 

To learn more about the INITIAL COST please inquire.

Citibank Singapore 
(Provider's Preferred Issuing Bank) 
A+ Credit Rating Bank References

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PREPARING to WIRE the INITIAL COST FOR THE 
SBLC /BG …

PLEASE MAKE NOTE:

The Answers to the Questions, BELOW may change at any time. For additional answers to Commonly Asked Questions, please click: internal://7c106958-21f2-4501-ac70-6044b084fd30

The following Questions and Answers (Q&A) share information about the INITIAL COST, its importance to the creation of the SBLC/BG, and a recourse plan of action for the benefit of the Recipient Client (Buyer) and Provider in the “unlikely” event there is Nonperformance by both parties.

Q- What is the INITIAL COST used to pay for? – 

A-    The INITIAL COST is used to pay for the creation of the SBLC/BG which includes some of the following:

  • The Cash-backed SBLC Creation 
  • MT799 (twice)
  • MT760
  • Wire Fee
  • Bank Undertaking Payment
  • Future Undertaking for Payment Fee
  • To Receive the Undertaking Fee
  • Banking Administration Fees
  • Fee to the Trust Attorney as the Initial Cost custodian and professional services 

Q- If the provider is not immediately given the Initial Cost from the Attorney IOLTA Trust Account, why is the Initial Cost required? 

A-     Although the Initial Cost is not released to the Provider until after the MT799 SWIFT is issued to the receiving bank, wiring the payment to the lawyer's Trust account (Most of the time, the Attorney Trust Account will be an IOLTA account.), BEFORE the Provider SWIFTS the MT799 is the Recipient Client’s (Buyers) GUARANTEE to the Provider that once the Provider completes the necessary steps to create the SBLC/BG and delivers it to the Receiving Bank (with full legal banking responsibility from the Issuing Bank), the Provider will be reimbursed for the costs that he incurred when creating the SBLC/BG and delivered it to the receiving bank. 

The final Settlement Fee of 16% + 2% Commissions is due no later than 4 business days AFTER the BLC/BG has been delivered to the Receiving bank. 

The payment of the Initial Cost step in this process is important in the unlikely event that the Recipient (Client/Buyer) is unable to complete the full 16% Settlement Fee payment after the Provider has created and delivered the SBLC/BG. Payment of the Initial Cost for the SBLC/BG protects the Provider’s investment in the creation and delivery of the SBLC/BG which will allow the Provider to be made whole again, even if the Recipient (Client/Buyer) cannot close the transaction.

Q- What if the Provider has NOT delivered the MT799 but the Recipient (Client/Buyer) has wired the Initial Cost to the Attorney Trust Account? What is the Recipient’s recourse?

A.- There are THREE (3) Options:

 

OPTION A. INITIAL COST DEPOSIT TRANSFER) RECOURSE LETTER

(THIS OPTION MAY ONLY BE ISSUED BY SPECIAL REQUEST FROM THE BUYER...AND APROVAL BY THE SELLER. IT IS NOT A PROCEDURE GUARANTEE TO BE ISSUED) - In the context of international trade, the Transaction COMMITMENT LETTER is a crucial document that outlines the terms of a transaction between a provider and a recipient (buyer) client. Accompanying this letter, the provider MIGHT include an INITIAL COST DEPOSIT TRANSFER) RECOURSE LETTERwhich serves as an addendum. This addendum, typically on the provider's letterhead and duly signed, stipulates that the Initial Costs will be reimbursed if the MT799, a type of SWIFT message confirming funds for the SBLC or BG, is NOT delivered to the recipient's bank within a specified timeframe written on the INITIAL COST DEPOSIT TRANSFER) RECOURSE- the Addendum to the Transaction COMMITMENT LETTER from the Provider. This mechanism ensures a level of security and trust in the transaction process.

 

OPTION B. CHECK DEPOSIT

In financial transactions involving an Attorney's Trust Account, the Recipient Client (Buyer) has the option to directly deposit the Initial Cost by check. This method allows for a clear paper trail, as the check can reference specific documents like the Transaction Commitment LetterThis reference is crucial for ensuring that the Provider's obligations, such as delivering the MT799, are fulfilled before the release of funds. It's a secure way to handle transactions, safeguarding both parties' interests.

 

OPTION C. WIRE TRANSFER THROUGH STOCK BROKERAGE FIRM 

This option involves a specialized process where the Recipient Client (Buyer) may be permitted to wire the Initial Cost through MT799 / MT103, subject to "special notification approval" by the Provider. This transaction is conducted via a stock brokerage house and MUST BE APPROVED BY THE SELLER (PROVIDER) PRIOR TO SENDING THE WIRE. Through this wire method, in a written message, the Buyer has the option to instruct the Trust Attorney to retain the Initial Cost deposit until the Receiving Bank confirms receipt and acceptance of the MT799 SBLC or BG Text. Otherwise, INITIAL COST funds are returned to the depositor. It is crucial for the Buyer to inform Alternative Funding or the Provider prior to executing this type of wire transfer to ensure all parties are aware and consent to the terms.

 

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