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by a searcher from The University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business
in Argyle, TX 76226, USA

1yr ago

SBA

What changes are forecasted related to the SBA with this administration?

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reply by a lender 1yr ago
from Eastern Illinois University in 900 E Diehl Rd, Naperville, IL 60563, USA

Great question. Nothing at the moment is forecasted. The current administration is very pro-business and the new Director of the SBA announced support for on-going lending programs. The hope is there could be some expansion to the program in the future, but nothing official has come out. If it does we will get updates out here.

reply by a lender 1yr ago
in Falmouth, MA, USA

We anticipate increased support for manufacturing businesses and tighter underwriting standards, possibly returning to older practices where the SBA had stricter rules and fewer flexible options for banks. There will likely be more scrutiny and a reintroduction of the higher guarantee fees that helped the SBA remain self-sustaining for so long. An increase in the SBA loan cap could be on the way, as the last time this happened was back in 2010.