SBA Policy Notice 5000-876441
Verbatim text of SBA Policy Notice 5000-876441, effective 2026-03-01, expires 2027-03-01. Notices amend SOP 50 10 8 and are operative in their own right — the SOP is already superseded on at least one live requirement.
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Verbatim provisions from SBA Policy Notice 5000-876441 — each quote is a verified substring of the regulator-published source snapshot, not retyped. Quoted for reference; this is not legal advice. The operational layer (P&P updates, prompts) lives in the regulation update kits.
SBA Policy Notice 5000-876441
SBA Policy Notice TO: All SBA Employees; 7(a) Lenders and Certified Development Companies CONTROL NO.: 5000-876441 SUBJECT: Update to SOP 50 10 8 – Citizenship and Residency Requirements and Recission of Procedural Notice 5000-872050 PUBLICATION: February 2, 2026 EFFECTIVE: March 1, 2026 The purpose of this notice is to advise SBA employees, 7(a) Lenders, and Certified Development Companies (“CDCs”) that effective March 1, 2026, SBA hereby revises Standard Operating Procedure (“SOP”) 50 10 8 Lender and Development Company Loan Programs guidance related to businesses owned by non-U.S. citizens. Consistent with 13 C.F.R. 120.100 and Executive Order 14159 “Protecting the American People Against Invasion,” SBA is requiring that 100% of all direct and/or indirect owners of a small business applicant be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Nationals who have their Principal Residence in the United States, its territories, or possessions. Effective March 1, 2026, this Notice rescinds SBA Procedural Notice 5000-872050, removing the narrow exception that allowed a Borrower to have up to 5% ownership held by foreign nationals, or U.S. Citizens, U.S. Nationals, or Legal Permanent Residents (LPRs) whose Principal Residents was outside of the United States, its territories, or possessions. Further, and beginning with the Effective Date of this Notice, Legal Permanent Residents (LPRs) will not be eligible to own any percentage interest in an Applicant/Borrower, OC, or EPC. Questions Questions concerning this Notice may be directed to the Lender Relations Specialist in the local SBA Field Office. Kelly Loeffler Administrator U.S. Small Business Administration PAGE 1 of 1 EXPIRES: 3/1/27 SBA Form 1353.3 (4-93) MS Word Edition; previous editions obsolete Must be accompanied by SBA Form 58 Federal Recycling Program Printed on Recycled Paper
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