Guaranties are typically required on SBA loans, and while it is generally clear who must provide a full unconditional guaranty, it is more of a grey area when it comes…

As a continuation to the article Best Practices: General Title Exceptions – Part 1, this article will continue the overview of “general title exceptions”, which typically appear in an ALTA loan…

Because many SBA loans are under-collateralized, the SBA guaranty is often the most valuable piece of “collateral” to a lender. Because of this, it is imperative that lenders avoid the…

Recently my colleague, Norman E. Greenspan, wrote an article about the newly enhanced role of the Office of Credit Risk Management (“OCRM”) when it comes to evaluating lenders’ conduct in complying with the…

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…

Last year, the President signed into law the Small Business 7(a) Lending Reform Act of 2018, Pub. L. 115-189 (“SBA Reform Act”) that amended the Small Business Act, 15 U.S.C.…