Deadline Approaching for Fee-Free SBA Loans

With November just on the horizon, small-business owners have a limited time to access fee-free SBA loans before they revert to pre-Recovery status. The Wall Street Journal has six tips to speed up the approval process.

Attention small-business owners: Time is running out on an opportunity to access fee-free business loans that are guaranteed up to 90%.

Earlier this year, the Small Business Administration set aside $375 million to temporarily eliminate loan fees and increase the agency’s loan guarantee to 90% for certain loans. The moves were part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which was signed into law by President Obama in mid-February. So far, the SBA has used about 55% of those funds; they have translated to $6 billion in loans under the 7(a) and 504 programs, says John J. Miller, an SBA spokesman.

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