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      <P>This is Self-Help's electronic news brief for lenders. Each month we 
      deliver current SBA 504 loan rates and share information that can benefit 
      you and your small business customers. </P>
      <P>For an explanation of the SBA 504 program, please visit the 504 section 
      of Self-Help's website at <A 
      href="http://www.self-help.org/504loans">http://www.self-help.org/504loans</A>. 
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      <P>As always, we thank you for your support - and look forward to working 
      with you to provide 504 financing for North Carolina's growing small 
      businesses. </P><BR>Jim Overton <BR>Director of SBA 504 Lending </FONT>
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      <P><B>7.25%</B> fixed for 20 years for real estate projects, including 
      acquisition, new construction and major renovation. </P>
      <P><B>7.45%</B> fixed for 10 years for equipment and machinery. </P>
      <P>(Rate as of July 12, 2006) </P></DIV></FONT></DIV>
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      <P>If you're looking at a new franchise operation in which the borrower 
      will need to buy or build a new building, then 504 financing might be the 
      best option for you to consider. </P>
      <P>We can easily finance the real-estate components of franchise deals. In 
      many cases, we can also include the equipment needed for the location. 
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      <P>Because we can offer the borrower a low downpayment on these components 
      of the transaction, the borrower will ideally have plenty of funds for 
      ineligible 504 cost items - such as the franchise fee, initial working 
      capital, etc. </P>
      <P>We can quickly work with you through the issues that are involved in a 
      particular franchise. However, there's also an easily accessible tool you 
      can use for both SBA 504 and 7(a) transactions. The SBA maintains a 
      website of approved franchise operations: <A 
      href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=xrdlwwbab.0.0.6a6fftbab.0&amp;ts=S0194&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.franchiseregistry.com">http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=xrdlwwbab.0.0.6a6fftbab.0&amp;ts=S0194&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.franchiseregistry.com</A> 
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      <P>Franchises that are listed on the Registry section of this website have 
      already received an SBA approval, and only need a letter from the 
      franchisor indicating whether or not there have been any changes in their 
      basic franchise offering agreement since the time of the last 
      approval.This process dramatically speeds up the approval process on loans 
      to these franchisees, and eliminates a lot of paperwork examination of the 
      franchise agreement. </P>
      <P>Of course, we can also provide loans to franchises that are not on this 
      list. We simply have to review the basic agreement in depth, and get the 
      SBA to confirm that the franchise meets their standards. </P>
      <P>If you have a franchise deal you'd like us to consider, call your local 
      Self-Help 504 loan officer. We'll be happy to help you in any way we can. 
      </P></DIV></FONT></DIV>
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      <P>Most of the 504 loans we originate involve working with a borrower who 
      is buying an existing building, or building a new one from the ground up. 
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      <P>However, we can also assist borrowers who are simply seeking to 
      undertake an expansion of their current building. Assume you face the 
      following situation: 
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        <LI>Your borrower owns a building worth about $1 million. The borrower 
        has debt of $800,000 on the property. 
        <LI>Because of the steady growth of the business, the borrower has 
        decided it's time to do a major addition to the building. The borrower 
        has estimated that it will cost $1.25 million to buy an adjacent tract 
        of land and double the square footage of the building. 
        <LI>The borrower is doing very well, but really can't afford to part 
        with $250,000 in cash to finance this addition - but your analysis of 
        the situation indicates the borrower really needs to do so to remain 
        within your LTV limits. Such downpayment would strap working capital 
        from the business that its growth would be limited in the coming few 
        years. </LI></UL>
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      <P>We could help with this situation by preparing a 504 package to finance 
      this new expansion:
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        <LI>For SBA purposes, we would define the "project" as the $1.25 million 
        expansion. We would split up this financing in the standard format - 
        typically 50-40-10, unless the borrower required a higher downpayment 
        for SBA purposes. 
        <LI>Thus, the borrower could undertake this project with a downpayment 
        as low as $125,000. 
        <LI>Your LTV would be much lower because Self-Help would pick up 
        $500,000 (40% of the expansion) of the needed financing. 
        <LI>Under certain circumstances, we might be able to count some of the 
        borrower's existing equity in the property - defined as the difference 
        between "as-is" appraised value and outstanding debt - as part or all of 
        the needed downpayment. This structure would further reduce the funds 
        needed for such a project, and allow the borrower to hold onto the 
        working capital that can fuel growth.</LI></UL>
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      <P>We can also use this structure to finance an addition to a property 
      that already has a 504 loan on it. We've successfully financed additions 
      for a number of our borrowers, using second 504 loan packages to proivde 
      the expansion capital. </P>
      <P>If you have a borrower who can use the power of our low downpayment on 
      a building expansion, please give us a call. We'll be happy to work with 
      you to see how we can assist you and the borrower. </P></DIV></FONT></DIV>
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      <P>Call the Self-Help loan officer nearest you to discuss a project or 
      learn more about how you can use an SBA 504 loan to help your small 
      business customers with expansion needs. </P>
      <P><B>Charlotte Region:</B> <A 
      href="mailto:dale.harrold@self-help.org">Dale Harrold</A>and <A 
      href="mailto:ralph.ansell@self-help.org">Ralph Ansell</A>, Self-Help, 
      Great Aunt Stella Center, 926 Elizabeth Ave., Suite 302, Charlotte, NC 
      28204 * 800-394-7428 </P>
      <P><B>Fayetteville Region:</B> <A 
      href="mailto:allen.cofiori@self-help.org">Allen Cofiori</A>, Self-Help, 
      100 Hay St., Suite 300, Fayetteville, NC 28301 * 800-774-7966 </P>
      <P><B>Northeastern NC Region:</B> <A 
      href="mailto:gerry.blood@self-help.org">Gerry Blood</A>, Self-Help, 301 
      South Evans St., Suite 306, Greenville, NC 27858 * 800-893-9669 </P>
      <P><B>Southeastern NC Region:</B> <A 
      href="mailto:louis.rogers@self-help.org">Louis Rogers</A>, Self-Help, 272 
      N. Front St., Suite 300, Wilmington, NC 28401 * 877-559-4284 </P>
      <P><B>Triad/Greensboro Office:</B> <A 
      href="mailto:travis.idol@self-help.org">Travis Idol</A>, Self-Help, 122 N. 
      Elm St., Suite 1015, Greensboro, NC 27401 * 800-269-7426 </P>
      <P><B>Triad/Winston-Salem Office:</B> <A 
      href="mailto:anna.tefft@self-help.org">Anna Tefft</A>, 500 West Fourth 
      Street, Suite 200, Winston-Salem, NC 27101 * 336-478-2611 </P>
      <P><B>Triangle Region:</B> <A href="mailto:joe.osowski@self-help.org">Joe 
      Osowski</A>, Self-Help, 301 W. Main St., PO Box 3619, Durham, NC 27702 * 
      800-476-7428 </P>
      <P><B>Western NC Region:</B> <A href="mailto:tom.byers@self-help.org">Tom 
      Byers</A>, Self-Help, 34 Wall St., Suite 704, Asheville, NC 28801 * 
      800-229-7428 </P>
      <P>Contact our <B>SBA 504 Program Director</B>, Jim Overton, at 
      919-956-4473 or jim.overton@self- help.org. </P></DIV></FONT></DIV>
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