The Silly Season & SBA Funding

June 23, 2015 By Tom Wallace Editor, SBA Hot Topic Tuesday When I woke up this morning, I was sure it was 2015, yet, there in front me, looming considerably larger than life, were the visages of two people: a Bush and a Clinton; each announcing their candidacy for the Presidency of the United States.…

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SBA Hot Topic Tuesday — Feathers’ SBLC License Back on the Market

June 16, 2015 By Bob Coleman Editor, Hot Topic Tuesday The sale of Mark Feathers’ small business lending company SBA license has fallen through. The approved bidder, BusinessUS was unable to close the transaction, and SBA has withdrawn their support says the receiver in a court filing last Friday. Writes the receiver: The Agreement called…

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SBA Hot Topic Tuesday — Are you Linc’d?

June 9, 2015 By Bob Coleman Editor, SBA Hot Topic Tuesday If not, you probably should be. LINC is SBA’s online portal connecting loan applicants with lenders. Applicants fill out basic information — how long in business, amount of loan, revenues — and it is forwarded to lenders that have a footprint in the applicant’s…

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SBA Hot Topic Tuesday — The New SBA (7a) Debt Refinance Rules

May 5, 2015 By Bob Coleman Editor, SBA Hot Topic Tuesday The major change in the SBA SOP 5010 (H) released yesterday is debt refinance eligibility. In the new SOP, SBA has simplified the documentation for the applicant and the lender. Debt on the business balance sheet is eligible to be refinanced if it the…

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