Rebecca Mendoza
- Mar 12
Injection: Changes to Requirements, Evidence, & Sourcing
Equity injection has always been an integral part of SBA Lending. And it’s always been an area where errors can impact the Lender’s...
Lori N. McCausland
- Jan 9
SBA publishes new forms – but beware!
Did you notice the new notice? We’d like to draw your attention to the Information Notice SBA released at the end of December (when you...
Lori N. McCausland
- Nov 3, 2023
Non-delegated Lender? Slow down to speed up your 7(a) loans!
Ever driven past someone stopped for speeding? We all have. (Note: we’re not asking if you’ve ever been stopped for speeding!) We speed...
Rebecca Mendoza
- Oct 11, 2023
On a Different Note - Managing Stress
There’s no shortage of things causing stress in life, at work – and as an SBA Lender. Yikes. Let’s just look at recent concerns about...
Rebecca Mendoza
- Aug 16, 2023
New Borrower Certification Requirements
There’s either a Technical Update or revised SOP 50 10 7 coming soon, but who knows when “soon” will be. So, “Do what you do – until we...
Rebecca Mendoza
- Jul 24, 2023
SBA Says: Do What You Do!
There are a lot of changes in the new SOPs 50 10 7 and 50 57 3, and all of them are effective 8/1/2023. Yikes. That’s just a few days...
Lori N. McCausland
- Jun 8, 2023
Documenting Equity Injection – Revisited
As we’re sure you recall, we discussed documenting equity injections in an article back in August of 2021. (Yes, that was a while ago....
Lori N. McCausland
- Aug 25, 2022
Where in the world are the loan files?
Remember when “file stacking” was actually a Thing? Or did I just date myself? In case that was (ahem) before your time – it used to be...
Rebecca Mendoza
- Jul 20, 2022
Common SBA Servicing Errors
(and what to do about them) Your SBA loan guarantee may be at risk during the eligibility, closing and funding stages if not documented...
Lori N. McCausland
- Jun 8, 2022
Components of a Great Procedure
What Makes a Great Procedure? So – you want to update (or write from scratch!) your procedures? YAY. If you’ve followed us at all, you...