The Hill

Pentagon, SBA sign agreement expanding capital access for defense industrial base

The Pentagon and the Small Business Administration (SBA) signed a new agreement on Monday that will expand access to strategic capital for small businesses in the U.S. defense industrial base. The ...
USA Today

New SBA Loan Rules Start October 1: A Tougher Test for Business Buyers, and No Upfront Fee for Many Rural Businesses

New SBA loan rules explained: StatementsReady updates its free SBA loan calculator for the new fees and publishes a borrower’s guide Ogden, Utah – September 29, 2026 – New SBA loan rules take effect ...
Inc.

SBA Loan Defaults Surged at 2 Nonbank Lenders. $1.3 Billion Entered Liquidation

Federally-backed loans doled out by small-business lending companies have defaulted at a substantially higher rate compared to traditional lenders over the last decade, according to a new report from ...
Inc.

The SBA Might Change Small-Business Size Standards. Here’s What Business Owners Need to Know

Calling all small business owners: If your company feels strongly about the Small Business Administration’s proposal to change the definition around what qualifies as a small firm, there’s still a ...
Newsweek

Map Shows Where 870,000 Borrowers Were Banned Over Alleged Pandemic Fraud

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Vice President JD Vance was among Trump administration officials ...
csis.org

What SBA’s New Size Standards Could Mean for Small Businesses

On August 20, 2026, the Small Business Administration (SBA) proposed a major revision of the standards used to determine which firms qualify as small businesses for federal programs. The proposal ...
Washington Technology

SBA proposes sweeping rewrite of small business size standards

The Small Business Administration says this new methodology would base the standards on market size, not just receipts and number of employees. The Small Business Administration is proposing a massive ...
Forbes

SBA Clarifies And Narrows Its Crackdown On Small Business Investors

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Kelly Loeffler, U.S. President Donald Trump's Administrator of the Small Business ...
JD Supra

SBA program changes: accelerated debenture poolings, new forms and revised investment restrictions

The US Small Business Administration (SBA) recently announced several updates to the small business investment company (SBIC) program designed to provide greater operational flexibility for licensees ...
Finextra

Celtic Bank selects Casca to power SBA lending programme

This content is provided by an external author without editing by Finextra. It expresses the views and opinions of the author. Celtic Bank selected Casca to power its SBA lending program, aiming to ...
Fox Business Network

Vance task force reveals Biden admin 'protected' 562K pandemic loans in $22.2B suspected fraud scheme

FIRST ON FOX: The U.S. Small Business Administration referred 562,000 suspected fraudulent loans totaling over $22.2 billion to the U.S. Department of Treasury for collections. "From Day One, the ...
Wall Street Journal

SBA Loan Rates in 2026

WSJ Buy Side is The Wall Street Journal’s research and commerce team. Our commerce content is distinct from our newsroom coverage. We earn a commission from some links in our articles. Learn more. SBA ...