The Trump administration is poised to institute a sweeping round of changes to how the Small Business Administration approves guaranteed loans of all sizes. The 416 pages of revised rules, which take effect on Oct. 1, are likely to roil small business investors, while also shrinking default rates and lessening the overall risk of SBA loans. For some borrowers, and in particular those buying businesses worth $350,000 or less, the changes will also mean more paperwork and longer waits for loan approvals, experts say.
The new standard operating procedure, or SOP, issued on Aug. 14, contains dozens of regulatory updates that will directly affect loan approval processing, particularly for loans being used to acquire businesses. That means there will likely be several weeks of confusion as loan applicants and bankers alike adjust to the new restrictions, experts told Forbes.
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