Statement by SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet on Small Business Committee Hearing
… and a 23 percent increase in the dollar value of those loans, compared to FY14. “It’s not just the overall numbers … accessing capital. The dollar value of our 7(a) loans was up 22 percent to women, 23 percent to minorities … to project both the SBIC and 7(a) programs along with the 504 program to operate at a zero taxpayer subsidy. “While we …