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SBA Community Express Loan Program

Who is Eligible?

Potential Borrowers Include:

For loans up to $25,000 - all SBA eligible businesses and/or borrowers located nationwide.

For loans over $25,000 - all SBA eligible businesses and/or borrowers located nationwide in Low to Moderate Income Areas (LMI), Hub Zones and other SBA designated areas.

Loan Features:

  • Loan is fully amortized with no access fees per transaction
  • Automated process provides fast turn-around time
    • Loan amounts of $5,000 to $50,000
    • 7 year term – Fully Amortized
    • Unsecured – no collateral required
    • Variable Interest Rate based on Wall Street Journal Prime, adjusted quarterly:
      • Loans of $5,000 - $25,000 at Prime +4.75%
      • Loans of $25,001 - $50,000 at Prime +3.75%
    • $425 Loan packaging fee – deducted from the loan proceeds
    • SBA Guaranty fee of 2% of the guaranteed portion (85%) of the loan will be deducted from the loan proceeds
    • Loan payments automatically drafted from the business checking account at their established financial institution
    • No prepayment penalty – 21-day payoff notification required
    • Technical Assistance Included – borrowers receive pre-and post-loan closing management and technical assistance

Eligibility Requirements:

  • All SBA eligible industries considered
  • Start-up businesses allowed
  • Loan proceeds for business acquisition not allowed
  • Working capital loans to businesses after acquisition has been fully completed are permitted
  • Franchise must be on the SBA approved Franchise Registry www.franchiseregistry.com
  • Liquid assets of individual owner cannot exceed $100,000 – does not include IRA and other qualifying Retirement Accounts
  • No tax return required
  • Utilizes Fair Isaac Credit Score System, which evaluates credit score of the applicant and industry data including current and recent past due accounts; collection accounts have a very negative effect on the applicant's credit score and loan decision

Ineligible Businesses:

  • Investment Real Estate – apartments, rental housing or multi-tenant buildings
  • Speculative Real Estate
  • Agricultural and farm businesses (growing crops or animals)
  • Fishing and Shore operations
  • Medical facilities (including nursing homes and assisted living facilities)
  • Mines (including sand and gravel pits)
  • Applicants doing business in foreign countries
  • Businesses engaged in teaching, instructing, counseling or indoctrinating religion or religious beliefs, whether in a religious or secular setting
  • A business with any products or services of a sexual nature
  • A business that is engaged in lending (with the exception of Mortgage Brokers)
  • A business that is engaged in gambling

Loan Application Process:

  • Application submitted by Technical Assistance (T/A) Provider or applicant directly
  • Upon approval of loan a commitment letter is issued and closing documents are sent to the Technical Assistance Provider and/or Borrower
  • Signed commitment letter and closing documents are returned to the Community Express Loan division
  • Funding occurs after the Community Express Loan division receives the Technical Assistance certificate with business plan attached from the Technical Assistance Provider

Loan Application:

For more information contact our experienced loan experts:

SBA Community Express Loan Fact Sheet
Fred Crispen Jane Crispen
Terry Crispen
Toll Free (866) 644-0042
Fax completed applications to (866) 717-7718

 

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