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When Can You Apply for an SBA Loan?
Considering applying for a Small Business Administration loan? Did you know that before you can become eligible for an SBA loan, you have to apply (and be turned down) for a conventional loan from a commercial lender?
Before you can become eligible for an SBA loan, you have to apply (and be turned down) for a conventional loan from a commercial lender. At that point, you may be eligible under SBA's Loan Guarantee Plan or Immediate Participation Plan. If you do qualify for one of these loan types, you don't receive money directly from the SBA. Rather, the SBA guarantees the loan made by the private lender. It has a long list of certified and preferred lenders throughout the U.S.
You might find the same lender that otherwise wouldn't give you the time of day is eager to lend you money under one of the SBA's loan guarantee programs. This is because the federal guarantee not only reduces the lender's risks, but the bank now has a readily available secondary market for the guaranteed portion of the loan. You make the monthly loan payments directly to the lender, not to the SBA.
If you later fail to repay the loan, the bank can usually recover up to 75 to 80 percent of the outstanding loan principal from the SBA. This guarantee encourages lenders to give credit that otherwise would not be available on reasonable terms and conditions.
Get started by reading How to Apply for an SBA Loan. Not sure if you meet the requirements for an SBA loan? Check out SBA Key Loan Requirements to see if you qualify.
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