GET /v2/lender-routing/recommend returns the ordered list of ACTIVE lenders most-likely to underwrite a merchant in the given jurisdiction. Used by partner portals, merchant onboarding flows, and MCP agent flows resolving “which lender should this merchant approach.”
This endpoint is public and read-only. It only returns ACTIVE lenders. Calling this does not initiate or imply any financing application — the actual application flow stays gated on
LenderRegistry.isActive at mint time.Query parameters
Ranking
- Exact-jurisdiction matches ranked first
GLOBALfallback lenders ranked after exact matches- Within each group, sorted by
issuedAttestationCountdesc (proven track record first)
Example
When matchKind matters
A verifier or merchant portal may surface lenders differently based on matchKind:
The ranking guarantees that an exact match is always offered before a fallback — but the verifier decides what to render.
Related
- Lender Registry Lookup — resolve a
lenderIdto a full profile - Service-Provider Routing — same pattern for WMS/3PL partners
- MCP tool:
recommend_lender(wraps this endpoint)