§120.211. What limits are there on the amounts of direct loans?
13 C.F.R. § 120.211
The statutory limit for direct loans made under the authority of section 7(a)(1)-(19) of the Small Business Act is $350,000. SBA has established an administrative limit of $150,000 for direct loans. The D/FA may authorize acceptance of an application up to the statutory limit.
The statutory limit for direct loans made under the authority of section 7(a)(20) is $750,000. SBA has established an administrative limit of $150,000. The Associate Administrator for Business Development may authorize the acceptance of an application that exceeds the administrative limit.
The statutory limit on SBA's portion of an immediate participation loan is $350,000. The administrative limit is the lesser of 75 percent of the loan or $150,000. The D/FA may authorize exceptions to the administrative limit up to $350,000.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[61 FR 3235, Jan. 31, 1996, as amended at 74 FR 45753, Sept. 4, 2009]
Authority
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 634(b) (6), (b) (7), (b) (14), (h), and note, 636(a), (h) and (m), 650, 687(f), 696(3) and (7), and 697(a) and (e); sec. 521, Pub. L. 114-113, 129 Stat. 2242; sec. 328(a), Pub. L. 116-260, 134 Stat. 1182.
Source
Source: 61 FR 3235, Jan. 31, 1996, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[61 FR 3235, Jan. 31, 1996, as amended at 74 FR 45753, Sept. 4, 2009]