

When Loans Go Bad
In the world of SBA lending, time is rarely on your side when a loan begins to go sideways. What starts as a borrower missing a payment can rapidly snowball into a full-blown default, asset deterioration, or legal complications — and before you know it, you’re staring down an SBA loan liquidation process with escalating losses.

Rebecca Mendoza
Sep 2


The Costs of Delay
As an SBA lender, the SBA guaranty offers essential protection supporting your institution’s willingness to extend credit to small businesses. But that protection comes with responsibilities, not the least of which is the duty to act in a timely manner throughout the life of the loan – and especially when the loan is in distress.

Rebecca Mendoza
Aug 2


You’ve Been Audited. Now What?
The Office of Credit Risk Management (OCRM) picked your SBA portfolio to conduct an audit. It could be due to anything from a random...

Rebecca Mendoza
Apr 3


Lean on Us When…
We often see Lenders forget to take advantage of the support a Lender Service Provider (LSP) can offer. So, when should you lean on an...

Rebecca Mendoza
Apr 1


Best Practices for Working Capital
Working capital. We talk about it a lot with our clients during our SBA training sessions. It might be a discussion in one of the lender...

Rebecca Mendoza
Jun 1, 2024


Have you scheduled your 2024 SBA Loan Review?
We’re nine months into a whole slew of SBA SOP changes. Your SBA packaging processes and procedures should be fully updated by now, and...

Rebecca Mendoza
May 10, 2024