No Reduction in SBA Fees

Don't count on any reductions in SBA loan fees.

The SBA's $569 million budget for this fiscal year includes $69 million in congressional earmarks but doesn't include $80 million that could have been used to reduce fees on SBA loans. The House's original SBA funding bill included an extra $80 million in funding for the agency's 7(a) business loan program, a popular source of long-term financing for small businesses.

The SBA's budget for this year is a miniscule part of the $555 billion omnibus appropriations bill that the House sent to President Bush in December.

With all the candidates in both primaries focused on economic stimulus, someone at a town hall meeting or debate should ask them about a reduction in fees for small business loans guaranteed by the SBA.

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