SBA SOP 50 10 8, B.Ch2 — 7(A) SMALL & SBA EXPRESS
Verbatim text of SBA SOP 50 10 8 section B.Ch2 (7(A) SMALL & SBA EXPRESS), effective 2025-06-01. 1 provision(s) quoted from the SOP PDF. SBA's own document page serves superseded editions, and the SOP is further amended by policy notices — read this with the notices that touch it.
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SOP 50 10 8 B.Ch2
CHAPTER 2: 7(A) SMALL & SBA EXPRESS 7(a) Small loans are term (non-revolving) 7(a) loans that are $350,000 or less. 7(a) Small loans exclude: Standard 7(a) loans, SBA Express, Export Express, CAPLines, Export Working Capital Program (EWCP), and Pilot Program loans. SBA Express loans are loans that are $500,000 or less and may only be made by a Lender with SBA Express authority. SBA Express Lenders may not request that an SBA Express loan be processed under non-delegated authority by SBA’s LGPC. SBA Express was established as a permanent SBA program under P.L.108-447 and signed into law on December 8, 2004. The program reduces the number of government mandated forms and procedures, streamlines the processing, and reduces the cost of smaller, less complex SBA loans. The program allows Lenders to use, to the maximum extent practicable, their respective loan analyses, procedures, and documentation. Lenders must always start by reviewing the contents of Section A, Core Requirements for all 7(a) and 504 Loans.
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