WASHINGTON ' The U.S. Small Business Administration has issued the following statement by SBA Administrator Karen Mills on President Barack Obama's proposal to raise the maximum loan size for SBA-backed loans to small business:
"Nine months ago, President Obama sent small businesses a life line: the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Since then, the SBA has supported more than 33,000 loans for a total of almost $13 billion in small business lending.
Now, President Obama has pledged his support for legislation that would increase the maximum size of some SBA loans. Increasing maximum loan sizes will allow the SBA to ensure that more small business owners and entrepreneurs can get access to the credit they need to expand their operations and create jobs."
The President also announced additional support from the Treasury Department for smaller community lenders that are committed to increasing their lending to small businesses.
President Obama called for:
* Increasing the size of SBA's 7(a) loan from $2 million to $5 million.
* Increasing the size of SBA's 504 loan from $2 million to $5 million for standard borrowers (supporting a total project of $12.5 million) and from $4 million to $5.5 million for manufacturers (supporting a total project of $13.75 million).
* Increasing the size of SBA's Microloan from $35,000 to $50,000.
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