SBA

The agency will be tasked with providing $50 billion in loans to small businesses harmed by the pandemic. It is unclear whether the SBA will need bankers' help.

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Members of the House Small Business Committee expressed concerns to SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza that the rule could harm poultry farmers.

Lawmakers have also criticized the agency's decision to create qualifying standards for farmers and other small businesses.

Reduced dine-in traffic is eating away at bottom lines, forcing eateries to rethink how they borrow money.

The agency's new leader began her career as a part-time night-shift package handler for UPS in Chicago.

The bank, whose 7(a) originations have plummeted in recent years, is developing a portal that will let applicants upload documents, complete forms and track application progress.

The Small Business Administration has told lawmakers it can reinvigorate its streamlined guarantee program by nearly tripling the maximum loan size. So far, Congress has been mum on the idea.

The more things change in small-business lending, the more they stay the same, going back as far as 3,000 years. But in this book excerpt, Karen Mills, former head of the Small Business Administration, predicts momentous changes ahead.

Despite a strong economy, volume in the agency's flagship loan program has declined for two straight years. Here's why.