Manual underwriting that takes 4 hours per deal.
Stacks printed. Tabs everywhere. A human pattern-matching what an AI does in seconds.
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The Funded MethodAlternative funding · Field manual · 2026
The 2026 Broker Stack
Fund your first deal in 90 days. Not 9 months.
The AI-native broker training built for how alternative funding actually works in 2026. No cold calls. No finance degree. No 80-hour weeks.
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Built by someone who ran ops at a 7-figure brokerage.
Fig. 01 · Buy Box MatcherLive
Enter a deal's numbers, see the matched lender lanes and your likely commission.
The reality
The industry runs on a 2015 playbook.
Submissions dying in spam because nobody followed up.
The deal wasn't bad. Nobody closed the loop on day 3, day 5, day 8. Gone.
NO REPLY · DAY 8
New brokers quitting in 6 months, convinced they failed.
They didn't. The system failed them. The system was never built for 2026.
RETENTION · 180d
Meanwhile, AI has changed everything else. Almost nobody in alternative funding is paying attention.
The opportunity
One funded deal = $5,000 to $30,000.
Most new brokers fund 1–2 deals a month and call it a business. The ones running a real system fund 8–12.
Monthly commission range
$15,000
–
$90,000
3 deals / month · $5K–$30K per deal
Projected annual
up to $1,080,000
From the same products and lenders.
Same industry. Same lenders. Same products. Different system.
The offer
The 2026 Broker Stack.
The foundational system, documented. Free.
01 · Playbook
The Lender Map
Eight funding categories, composite buy boxes, and the 60-second matching method, so you know where any deal funds before you pick up the phone.
The 90-Day Framework
From zero to your first funded deal. Week by week. What to do, what to ignore, and in what order.
The AI Stack
The specific tools that handle underwriting, submissions, and follow-up. So you work on deals instead of paperwork.
04 · Receipts
The Mistakes
What they cost me. So you skip them. The expensive lessons, handed over for free.
Brokers pay $3,000–$10,000 for training that teaches less than this.
Plain answers
Questions people ask before they start.
What is an alternative funding broker?
An alternative funding broker connects small businesses with non-bank capital: merchant cash advances, term loans, lines of credit, equipment financing, and SBA programs. The broker packages the file, matches it to the right funder, and is paid a commission by the funder when the deal funds. Most new brokers start without a finance degree; licensing rules vary by state.
How much does a funding broker make per deal?
One funded deal typically pays $5,000 to $30,000 in commission, depending on the product and the size of the advance or loan. The funder pays the broker, so the business owner pays nothing to apply. New brokers running a real system fund several deals a month; the free Broker Stack walks through the math.
How long does it take to fund a first deal?
Ninety days is the realistic target for a new broker following a structured plan: build the lender map, learn to read a bank statement in 90 seconds, run a consistent outreach system, and submit clean files. The Funded Method's 90-Day Framework lays out that path week by week.
Do I need a finance background or cold-calling skills?
No. The Funded Method was built for career switchers, 1099 reps, and first-time brokers. The workflow is AI-native: no cold calls, no finance degree, no 80-hour weeks. You need to be able to use a computer and follow a system from the first step.
What is The Funded Method?
The Funded Method is an online training company for aspiring and new alternative business funding brokers. It publishes the free 2026 Broker Stack report and sells three products: Underwriting in 60 Seconds ($47), the Submission Vault ($297), and the 12-week Accelerator cohort ($2,997, application required).
Is the 2026 Broker Stack really free?
Yes. The 2026 Broker Stack is a free interactive report: the lender map, the 90-second deal read, the 90-day framework, the AI stack, and the seven mistakes that cost six figures, with live tools like the Buy Box Matcher. No payment and no login; it is published in full at thefundedmethod.com/broker-stack.
Stop learning the 2015 way.
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