SBA guarantee fees help cover the SBA's costs when a borrower defaults on a loan. Fees vary based on loan amount and repayment term. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our ...

The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) recently released the rewrite of FAR Part 19, a notoriously complex set of regulations that covers the policies, procedures and programs ...

SBA loan rates are regulated by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Private lenders negotiate their own rates with each individual borrower. But the offered loan rate cannot exceed the maximum set ...

In 2022, there will inevitably be an uptick in the number of appeals of Small Business Administration (SBA) loan decisions in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) context. This is due simply to the ...

The SBA backs a set percentage of SBA loans, so they charge lenders a guarantee fee in case a borrower defaults. A lender may roll the guarantee fee into the total loan amount or deduct it from the ...