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Best Practices: Documenting Working Capital Disbursements

On last Tuesday’s SBA 7(a) connect call, SBA’s Office of Credit Risk Management updated the 7(a) lending community regarding several new areas of inquiry that it is focusing on in…
  • January 22, 2020
  • Ethan W. Smith

Best Practices: Affiliation… What the heck is an “Identity of Interest” anyway?

SBA lending, with its myriad rules, regulations and ever-changing guidelines, has always been a challenge for compliance-minded lenders.  One of the most difficult SBA topics for lenders to deal with…
  • October 9, 2019
  • Ethan W. Smith

Best Practices: The “Art” of Ordering Public Records Searches #2

SBA Lenders often wonder about what public records searches they must order as part of their due diligence when processing an SBA loan. Unfortunately, the SBA does not specify any…
  • April 10, 2019
  • Ethan W. Smith

Best Practices: Getting the SBA Fundamentals Right #3

SBA lenders are often overwhelmed by the myriad rules, regulations and guidelines associated with SBA lending. However, by focusing on a handful of core concepts, Lenders can develop the tools…
  • February 27, 2019
  • Ethan W. Smith

Best Practices: The Burden of Proving Your Guaranty Purchase Case

In the American criminal justice system, defendants are afforded a presumption of innocence which is derived from the fifth and fourteenth amendments to the Constitution. This standard, which has been…
  • October 31, 2018
  • Ethan W. Smith

Best Practices: Getting to Know SBA’s Updated Form 159

On September 14, 2018, SBA issued Information Notice 5000-18012 announcing an updated SBA Form 159 “Fee Disclosure and Compensation Agreement”. The majority of the revisions were designed to promote transparency…
  • September 26, 2018
  • Ethan W. Smith
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