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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Despite this, business owners are remaining optimistic about their future sales and growth, possibly bolstered by tax cuts ...

The Small Business Administration has raised fees on some of its most popular loans as part of an effort, it says, to restore the program's financial integrity. The new fees, which apply to all new ...

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 ...

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A number of factors can automatically disqualify you from an SBA loan, but you do have other financing options if any of these apply. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our ...

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) ...

Small Business Administration officials announced Monday that they are eliminating a rule banning faith-based groups from receiving SBA disaster loans. “The SBA is committed to ending the era of ...