SBA Loans
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7(a) Loan Program
- The biggest program is the 7(a) Loan Guarantee, which guarantees as much as 85% of loans up to $150,000 and 75% of loans of more than $150,000. The maximum loan SBA guarantees is 5 million. [1]
- 7(a) loan applications are made to and funded by SBA accredited partners. When a business applies for an SBA loan, it is actually applying for a commercial loan, structured according to SBA requirements. The lender is largely protected by the SBA guarantee.
- A small business pays between 7.5%-9.5% interest on their loan. This interest is split between: banks, which can charge no more than 2.75% on top of the prime rate (currently 3.25%), and a SBA guarantee fee ranging between 2%-3.75%. [2]
- In 2015 the SBA approved 63,461 7(a) loans for a sum of $23.58b at an average of $371k. The total of all loans guaranteed was $111.769b with a bad debt rate (called charged off) of less than 1 per cent. [3]
- 7(a) program is targeted towards larger companies with 2-3 years of experience. This loan is not geared towards startups or "smaller" large businesses, as evidenced by the average loan size of $317,000. [4]
