On April 22, 2025, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) released Information Notice 5000-866746, announcing the ...

What's going on with student loans? It's a question that's difficult to pin down when the answers seem to shift every week.

Effective June 1, 2025, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will reinstate its Franchise Directory, a critical development for ...

New leaders at the United States Small Business Administration are implementing a number of lending rule changes, reversing ...

The new standards will kick in on June 1, allowing lenders time to review and prepare for the changes. Much of the underwriting reverts to standards that the agency had in place for years prior to the ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will not enforce or supervise the 1071 small business lending rule, it announced in a press release. The rule requires collecting data on the race, ethnicity, ...

Management expressed optimism about the SBA program despite upcoming regulatory adjustments, which include a cap for small balance loans and increased collateral requirements. COO Patrick Dignan ...

Nearly 30 area businesses have applied for the federal loans since they were announced two weeks ago. Meanwhile, Richmond announced $500,000 in recovery grants are being awarded to 117 businesses.

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced significant policy changes to the 7(a) loan program, reversing ...

The loan-underwriting changes are one among many SBA leadership has rolled out since President Donald Trump's inauguration in ...

The loan-underwriting changes are one among many SBA leadership has rolled out since President Donald Trump's inauguration in January. The Small Business Administration is getting rid of Biden-era ...