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14 Arrested on Complaints Alleging More Than $25 Million in COVID-19 Relief and Small Business Loans Were Fraudulently Obtained

… and the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Preferred Lender Program, a program designed to help small businesses …

Article Last updated May 29, 2025
https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/05/28/14-arrested-complaints-alleging-more-25-million-covid-19-relief-small-business-loans-were
La Luce Cristallina - Light Years Ahead

Success Story Last updated June 10, 2025
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/la-luce-cristallina-light-years-ahead
Federal Grand Jury in Chicago Indicts Four Individuals for Alleged Covid-Relief Fraud

Article Last updated August 21, 2025
https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/08/20/federal-grand-jury-chicago-indicts-four-individuals-alleged-covid-relief-fraud
Trump SBA Delivers Record Capital to Small Businesses in FY25

Article Last updated September 30, 2025
https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/09/30/trump-sba-delivers-record-capital-small-businesses-fy25
SBA Releases State-Level Analysis of Shutdown Impact on Small Business Lending

… course of the shutdown. The loan programs are funded by lender fees and operate at zero subsidy, or zero cost, to …

Article Last updated October 28, 2025
https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/10/21/sba-releases-state-level-analysis-shutdown-impact-small-business-lending
SBA Delivers Over $6 Billion in Assistance to Disaster Survivors in FY25

… J. Trump, and as the federal government’s largest disaster lender, the agency approved over 51,000 disaster loans to …

Article Last updated November 4, 2025
https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/11/04/sba-delivers-over-6-billion-assistance-disaster-survivors-fy25
Four Individuals Charged in COVID-19 Loan Fraud Scheme

Article Last updated November 18, 2025
https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/11/03/four-individuals-charged-covid-19-loan-fraud-scheme
Homestretch Mortgage-Kentucky

… the business side of real estate and became a mortgage lender in 2010. Mike thrives on helping his clients achieve …

Success Story Last updated December 12, 2025
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/homestretch-mortgage-kentucky
Four Charged With $7 Million Pandemic Relief Fraud Scheme

Article Last updated February 19, 2026
https://www.sba.gov/article/2026/02/19/four-charged-7-million-pandemic-relief-fraud-scheme
SBA Highlights Working Capital Loans for U.S. Homebuilders

Article Last updated March 3, 2026
https://www.sba.gov/article/2026/03/03/sba-highlights-working-capital-loans-us-homebuilders
Apollo Beach Businessman Charged with COVID-19 Fraud

… federally-insured financial institutions and another lender by submitting false and fraudulent Paycheck Protection …

Article Last updated March 17, 2026
https://www.sba.gov/article/2026/03/16/apollo-beach-businessman-charged-covid-19-fraud
Louisiana Woman Charged and Agrees to Plead Guilty in Pandemic Relief Scheme

Article Last updated March 25, 2026
https://www.sba.gov/article/2026/03/24/louisiana-woman-charged-agrees-plead-guilty-pandemic-relief-scheme
National Small Business Week 2019 to Kick-off in the Nation’s Capital

Article Last updated February 6, 2025
https://www.sba.gov/article/2020/feb/06/national-small-business-week-2019-kick-nations-capital-0
Going Global with Help from SBA

… . Export Finance Programs: SBA reduces lender risk through the export finance programs , making …

Blog Post Last updated May 10, 2023
https://www.sba.gov/blog/2023/2023-05/going-global-help-sba
Paycheck Protection Program and SBA Debt Relief helps small business pay employees during pandemic

… Disaster Loan and then turned to my management company and lender Aaron Smith at People’s Bank.” With the help of SBA …

Success Story Last updated April 29, 2022
https://www.sba.gov/success-stories/paycheck-protection-program-and-sba-debt-relief-helps-small-business-pay-employees
Loving Main Street Means Standing with Small Business

… need to compete. That includes working capital, strong lender partnerships and cutting through regulatory barriers …

Article Last updated February 13, 2026
https://www.sba.gov/article/2026/02/13/loving-main-street-means-standing-small-business
National Small Business Week 2016 to Kick-off in the Nation’s Capital Cosponsors make the week possible

Article Last updated February 6, 2025
https://www.sba.gov/article/2016/apr/19/national-small-business-week-2016-kick-nations-capital-cosponsors-make-week-possible
SBA Announces New Reduced 504 Loan Debenture Rates

Article Last updated February 6, 2025
https://www.sba.gov/article/2020/nov/13/sba-announces-new-reduced-504-loan-debenture-rates
Providing Standby Letters of Credit to Your Client is Easy with SBA

Blog Post Last updated March 21, 2024
https://www.sba.gov/blog/providing-standby-letters-credit-your-client-easy-sba
An Effective Business Plan Can Plot the Course for Small Business Success

Blog Post Last updated November 30, 2023
https://www.sba.gov/blog/2023/2023-11/effective-business-plan-can-plot-course-small-business-success