The loan-underwriting changes are one among many SBA leadership has rolled out since President Donald Trump's inauguration in January. Why child-labor laws are being ...

Recent SBA loan changes usher in a return to stricter underwriting and a more rigorous application process. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who ...

Matthew R. Meehan is a leading finance expert and CEO of Shield Advisory Group. He specializes in helping SMEs access credit and capital. For many business owners, a liquidity event, whether it’s ...

The Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced it will eliminate a package of Biden-era policies that dramatically reduced underwriting standards within the 7(a) loan program, which the Trump ...

The SBA’s new SOP shifts more responsibility to lenders and requires stricter documentation on equity, collateral and eligibility. Franchisors must be listed in the SBA Franchise Directory by July 31, ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has reported a remarkable 74% increase in the number of SBA 7(a) loans approved for small manufacturers during the first 90 days of the ...

Some lenders along with Democrats in Congress say that a recent Small Business Administration policy change on immigration has overshot the mark, blocking people who are in the country legally and ...

Industry experts wonder if the SBA changes are really about safer lending or just a massive attempt to scrub away anything that Joe Biden worked on. Deals from the Small Business Administration (SBA) ...

The U.S. Small Business Administration confirmed this week that it will reinstate the SBA Franchise Directory on June 1, 2025, reversing the 2023 decision to sunset the program. The Directory has long ...