The agency has announced controversial moves regarding its offices but also is hoping to grow two key lending programs. The Small Business Administration has made news in recent days for announcing ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Small Business Administration’s most popular lending program could go on hold later this month if the agency reaches the statutory limit on the amount of loans it can back. Because ...

A combination of reduced loan fees, rising delinquencies and backlogged loan buybacks are plaguing the popular program. The Small Business Administration’s flagship 7(a) loan program lost hundreds of ...

A series of lending reforms was carried out under the Biden administration, which included reducing upfront guaranty fees and annual service fees paid by lenders. Usually, borrowers shoulder the ...

The Small Business Administration raised fees on its flagship 7(a) loan program in an effort to course correct after the program lost money for the first time in more than a decade. The move will no ...

Changes that helped lenders hurt the U.S. Small Business Administration’s flagship lending program and many of its borrowers. Early defaults on loans backed by the SBA are on the rise. The defaults ...

President Trump's fiscal 2026 budget provides $35 billion of funding authority for the SBA's flagship 7(a) program. It would be the fourth consecutive year 7(a) funding authority was set at $35 ...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) launched its first-ever loan program dedicated to supporting America’s small manufacturers, which ...

Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., left, and Kelly Loeffler during the Jan. 29 Senate hearing on Loeffler's nomination to lead the Small Business Administration. The Small Business Administration is freezing a ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Editor’s note: This story is available as a result of a content partnership between WFTV and the Orlando Business Journal. The Small Business Administration has rolled out what it says ...

A group of Republican senators unveiled a plan to ask their colleagues to designate a fresh $550 million to replenish the Small Business Administration’s Disaster Loan Program, which ran out of funds ...