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Small Business Lending Company Application Process
The Small Business Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on August 9, 2024.
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What the agency says
The purpose of this notification is to announce that the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Office of Capital Access (OCA) is opening the application period for new Small Business Lending Companies (SBLC) licenses from September 2, 2024, to October 15, 2024, and share the process by which interested entities may apply. SBA is similarly opening the application period for Community Advantage SBLCs (CA SBLCs) from September 2, 2024, to December 20, 2024, and will be reviewing and decisioning CA SBLC licenses on a rolling basis.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-17644
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Notification
- Agency
- Small Business Administration
- Published
- August 9, 2024
- Dates
- Applicability date: This notification is applicable beginning August 1, 2024. SBA will accept applications for:
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 3245-AH92
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 13 CFR 120
- Significant
- Yes, under Executive Order 12866
- Pages
- 6
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