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Guardian Online Application Process

We'll walk you through the Guardian application process to enable them as your payment processor with ISN

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Written by Peter Posada
Updated over a week ago

On January 31, 2025, Guardian Inspection Payments will become the sole integrated credit card processor for ISN. Inspectors who wish to receive the benefits of integrated payment processing – including report locks, next-day funding, and additional payment options such as ACH – will need to apply for a Guardian account by that date. You can learn more about this change by clicking here.

Changing payment processors may sound like a hassle, but Guardian Payments was built from the ground up for home inspectors like you, and the new online application process takes just 10 minutes!

You can start your application by following this link: https://apply.cardpointe.com/e5hjb

Here is how you can Complete the Application Process


Gather Required Information:

  1. Tax ID information (This is your Social Security # if you are a sole proprietor or an EIN if you are an LLC or Corporation)

  2. Bank account and routing numbers

  3. Annual card volume (recommended: at least $120,000)

  4. Average ticket amount (recommended: $500–$1,000)

Enter Application Details:
You will need to provide the following basic contact information

  1. Home and Business address

  2. Personal and Business phone

  3. Business Email

Transaction Guidelines:
Using our 20+ years of working with home inspection companies, we have prefilled most of all the transaction details. If you feel like something is not correct, feel free to adjust, but it is probably worth a phone call to our office to make sure we are all on the same page


Review Terms & Conditions:

  1. Scroll to the bottom of each document to enable the agreement option.

  2. No contracts, cancellation fees, or term commitments are included.

Submit the Application:

  1. Verify all information and review the summary on the final page.

  2. Agree to rates (e.g., 2.75% + 30 cents per transaction) and complete these steps:

    1. Check the box to confirm

    2. Initial the document

    3. Type your full name and hit "Submit"

Approval & Follow-Up:

  1. Most applications receive immediate approval

  2. If additional information is needed, the Guardian team will contact you via email or phone

  3. We will make sure that the new account gets integrated into your ISN.

  4. For questions, call 1-800-608-7363 for help with the process or your legal entity information.

We also have a recorded demo available to help walk you through the process (see below).

If you require further assistance, contact Guardian at +1-208-214-4288.

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