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File 504 Approval Timeline
For lenders: how fast can Self-Help get a 504 approved by the SBA?
File 504 Equipment Financing
Have you got a customer who needs attractive financing on new, heavy-duty equipment? Then an SBA 504 loan package might be the right ticket for you.
File Special Purpose Property
Underwriting Tip: What is a special-purpose property? Businesses buying or building a "special-purpose" property must inject an additional five percent into their 504 project. Here are some guidelines.
File What is a new business?
Underwriting Tip: New businesses must inject an additional five percent into their 504 project. However, for SBA purposes, "new" might not mean exactly what you think it does.
File Underwriting Considerations for Lenders
These are the top five questions we ask when we're looking at borrowers' SBA 504 projects.
File SBA 504 Project Structuring Tips
Here are some 504 project structuring tips for lenders.
File SBA 504 Loan Information Needs
This is a standard set of information Self-Help needs immediately to get started on an SBA 504 project.
File SBA 504 Frequently Asked Questions
Borrowers commonly ask these questions about the SBA 504 loan program.
File SBA 504 Key Facts
What projects can use a 504? Who are typical 504 borrowers? How is the loan package structured? What are the terms and rates for SBA 504 financing? Is it difficult to apply?
File SBA 504 Loan Program: OCC Report "Small Business' Window to Wall Street"
In February 2006, the Community Affairs Department of the Comptroller of the Currency issued this report on the SBA 504 program through its "Community Development Insights" feature. The report takes a highly detailed look at the SBA 504 program, and analyzes its potential advantages fro banks and small businesses alike. The 16-page report describes the mechanics of the 504 program, ouline the costs, risks and regulatroy considerations invovled in being a 504 lender, and describe how the program can be beneficial to lenders.
File 504 Borrower Pre-Qual
Self-Help 504 Loan Borrower Pre-Qualification Loan Application
File SBA 504 Project Structuring Questions
 
File Map of N.C. Self-Help 504 Loan Officer Locations
Map and contact information for Self-Help 504 officers across North Carolina
File SBA 504 Loan Program Comprehensive Guide
This guide offers details on 504 program benefits; project and borrower eligibility; loan structure; the financing process; application particulars; credit standards; the approval process; interim financing; closing and funding; terms and fees; collateral; servicing; loan assumptions and prepayments.
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File 504 Regional Map
Map by county of offices for 504 coverage
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