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… loans were not originated and closed in accordance with SBA rules and regulations including Standard Operating … identified in the six loans were not detected during SBA’s purchase reviews, they resulted in inappropriate or … approximately $4.6 million.  The OIG recommended that the SBA seek recovery from the six lenders associated with these …

… benefits to the 8(a) participant, and (2) assess the SBA’s oversight of Mentor Protégé Joint Venture Arrangements. The OIG found that the SBA lacked performance measurements for joint venture … that have joint venture agreements.  As a result, the SBA did not have the information necessary to determine …

… of 2009.  The audit objective was to determine whether the SBA took actions to mitigate material lender risks identified … of 57 lenders, with 33 reports.  The OIG found that the SBA did not always take actions to address lender risks and … The OIG issued two findings, specifically:  (1) the SBA did not recognize and take action to address significant …

… of our review of the Small Business Administration's (SBA)  Accounting of Drug Control Funds and Performanc e  … circular would constitute an unreasonable burden. As the SBA's Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 drug-related obligations were … circular would constitute an unreasonable burden for the SBA. Also, nothing came to our attention that caused us to …

… the Auditing Division decided not to perform an audit of SBA’s electronic records management (ERM) program at this … OIG, however, decided not to conduct the audit because SBA’s ERM program is in the early stages of development. This … when conducting the initial survey.  Specifically, (1) the SBA had not developed complete inventories and disposition …

… from our review of the Small Business Administration's (SBA's) efforts to expedite loan disbursements during its … supporting documentation. We previously reported(1) that SBA had disbursed loans without obtaining all of the … loans. The purpose of this audit was to determine whether SBA secured other documents prior to disbursing loan …

… Modernization Act (FISMA) requires that OIG review SBA’s information security program. To determine SBA’s compliance with FISMA, OIG contracted with an … relating to FISMA. OIG monitored KPMG’s work and reported SBA’s compliance with FISMA in the Agency FISMA filings in …

… RIN 3245-AG69 The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or Agency) is amending its Small Business Timber … Program is rooted in the Small Business Act, which tasked SBA with ensuring that small businesses receive a fair … small business participation falls below a certain amount. SBA considered comments received during the Advance Notice of …

… Evaluation & Evidence Registry (PEER) report Report The SBA’s Surety Bond Guarantee (SBG) Program guarantees bid, … cannot obtain traditional commercial surety bonds. The SBA announced a temporary fee reduction for surety agents and firms. SBA contracted with 2M Research (2M) to evaluate the effects …

… Loan Necessity Questionnaire (For-profit borrowers) SBA form 3509 OMB Number 3245-0407 Updated 12-31-20 with new … of supplemental information that will be used by SBA loan reviewers to evaluate the good-faith certification … or greater, made on their PPP Borrower Application (SBA Form 2483 or Lender’s equivalent form) that economic …

… or Correction of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan SBA form A lender in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) … (1) reinstatement of a PPP loan that was cancelled in SBA’s ETRAN system due to the lender’s data input error, or (2) correction of the lender’s data input error in the SBA Loan Approval Amount of a PPP loan on ETRAN. SBA will …

… Care Enhancement Act, in addition to guidance published in SBA’s PPP Interim Final Rules and PPP Frequently Asked Questions. We determined SBA did not always have sufficient controls in place to … 3 through August 9, 2020. We recommended in part that SBA: Review identified potential duplicate disbursements for …

… which is a rating scale for information security. We rated SBA’s overall program of information security as “not effective.” We found SBA generally responded to previously identified … incident response. However, the results of our tests show SBA continues to experience security control challenges in …

… other businesses, Eric received pandemic funding from the SBA in the form of a forgivable Paycheck Protection Program … loan but more recently received funding through the SBA’s 504 program. These loan funds went towards purchasing … a new building located in Little Rock. During the SBA 504 loan process, the business had 17 full-time employees …

… of Agreement between the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) to increase private … technologies. The SBICCT Initiative is executed by SBA’s Office of Investment and Innovation (OII) and the DoD’s Office of Strategic Capital (OSC), coupling SBA’s expertise and experience executing the established and …

… Field Operations Performance Evaluation Report The SBA Office of Field Operations (OFO) manages a network of 68 … explored the role of the district offices within the SBA and the broader entrepreneurial ecosystem. The evaluation … found that district office staff are committed to the SBA’s core mission to help small businesses start, grow, and …