Programs
 
504 Program
 
7(a) Program
 
Communty Express Loans
 
SBA Express Loans
 
Low-Doc Loans
 
Pre-Qualification Programs
 
Export Assistance Programs
 
SBA Patriot Express Loan
 
 

Below is a summary of the six different SBA loan programs offered through Advantage CDC. A business may have multiple SBA guaranteed loans through more than one program, so long as the maximum federal benefit is not exceeded.
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504 Program

Acquisition of business real estate and/or long lived equipment. Minimum purchase price $200,000. Available in loan terms of 10 years or 20 years.

Eligibility:
Business' net worth cannot exceed $7.0 million and net income after taxes cannot exceed $2.5 million; 7(a) standard for size eligibility may be used instead. Business must not be engaged in speculation or investment, including real estate. Financing is available through the CDC to businesses in California.

7(a) Program

Acquisition or refinance of business real estate and/or equipment; working capital supplementation; business acquisition or start-up. No minimum or maximum loan size, but most loans are in the six figure size range. Available in loan terms from 5 years to 25 years, depending on the use of loan proceeds.

Eligibility:
Size standards based on NAICS codes, either gross revenue or number of employees. Business must not be engaged in speculation or investment, including real estate.

Community Express Loans

Acquisition or refinance of business real estate and/or equipment; working capital, supplementation; business acquisition or start-up, plus line of credit. Allows revolving loans up to 7 years. Turnaround time mostly in 36 hours. Some technical assistance arranged or provided by lender to help increase applicants chances of success. Guaranty same as 7(a).

Eligibility:
Same as 7(a) and Pre-Qualification, or be located in a designated area.

SBA Express Loans

SBAExpress relies completely on the lender’s credit analysis, forms and procedures to apply to a loan without prior credit approval from SBA. In return for this flexibility, participating lenders accept a maximum loan guarantee of 50%. The maximum loan is $150,000. Uses same as 7(a), plus Line of Credit.

Eligibility:
Same as 7(a) and Community Express.

Low-Doc Program

Sub-program of 7(a), designed for smaller loans (up to $150,000 loan amount).

Eligibility:
Same as 7(a), but annual revenue must not exceed $5,000,000 and number of employees must not exceed 100.

Pre-Qualification Program

Sub-program of 7(a), designed for smaller loans (up to $250,000 loan amount) to businesses that are at least 51% owned by women, U.S. military veterans, or designated ethnic minority persons. Intermediary submits request directly to SBA for pre-qualification in advance of circulating application packages to lenders.

Eligibility:
Same as 7(a), but business ownership must be documented in advance.

Export Assistance Program

Sub program of 7(a), designed for short term working capital loans (less than 1 year) or term loans that support the initiation or expansion of exporting U.S. goods and services to foreign customers.

Eligibility:
Same as 7(a), but business must be in operation for more than 1 year. Loan proceeds must be used to develop new export markets, or expand existing export markets, or combat adverse impact of competition from foreign imports.

SBA Patriot Express Loan

Start-Up; expansion; equipment purchases; working capital; inventory; and business-occupied real estate purchases. Designed for loans (up to $500,000 loan amount)


Eligibility:
Military veterans; service-disabled veterans; active-duty service members participating in the military’s Transition Assistance Program; Reservists and National Guard members; current spouse of any of the above; and the widowed spouse of a
service member or veteran who died during service, or of a service-connected disability.

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NOTICE

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURES WHEN OBTAINING SBA LOANS


To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, Federal law requires all Lenders and Certified Development Companies to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who applies for a loan.

What this means for you: When you apply for a loan, we will ask for your name, address, date of birth, and other information that will allow us to identify you. We may also ask to see your driver’s license or other identifying documents.