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# How do I change which lenders count as recommended?

> Set the match score a lender needs to be recommended on a deal, for your whole workspace.

A lender is **recommended** for a deal when it passes every yes/no rule, has criteria set, and its [match score](/help/match-score) is at or above your workspace's **Lender recommendation threshold**. The threshold is one number for the whole workspace. It starts at **75**.

<Note>
  Admins can change it. Other team members need the **View Settings** and **Manage Fields** permissions to save workspace preferences.
</Note>

## Change the threshold

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Settings → General → Preferences">
    The threshold is in the **Defaults** section.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enter a number from 0 to 100 in Lender recommendation threshold">
    For example 50 to see more lenders, or 85 to be strict.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click Save">
    The change applies to every user in the workspace the next time lenders are ranked on a deal. Click **Re-match** on a deal that's already open.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What it changes

* The gold star (**Recommended**) and the **Ranked** list on each deal's **Submissions** tab.
* The **Auto** label, since auto-eligible lenders are recommended lenders with enough data behind them.
* The "recommended" count on a lender's **Match impact** card.
* The lenders returned as recommended to the NextLevel MCA API, the AI tools and CRM workflow actions that pick recommended lenders.

It doesn't change any lender's score, and it never stops you submitting to a lender. Every active lender is always in the **All** list.

## Choosing a number

* **The default of 75** recommends lenders the deal clears on every numeric limit (revenue, time in business, credit score and so on). A lender whose limits the deal misses isn't recommended.
* **A lower number** also recommends lenders the deal only just misses on a limit. Useful if your lenders' published minimums are soft.
* **A higher number** keeps only the strongest fits.
* **A lower number doesn't bring back disqualified lenders.** A lender that fails a yes/no rule (a prohibited state or industry, a product it doesn't offer, a prior default it doesn't fund) scores 0 and is never recommended.
* Lenders with no criteria are never recommended, whatever the threshold.

## Common problems

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="“The lender recommendation threshold must be between 0 and 100”">
    Enter a whole number from 0 to 100.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="I don't see Preferences in Settings">
    Your role doesn't include access to Settings. Ask an admin.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Saving fails">
    Your role can see Settings but not save them. Ask an admin to change the threshold or to give you the Manage Fields permission.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>


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