Monday, April 13, 2009

SBA Rates

1. SBA Express Program (typically used for smaller lines of credit and term loans, lender can obtain 50% guarantee): Maximum rate is Prime + 4.50%, however, if the loan is $50K or less, lender can charge Prime + 6.5%. The Patriot Express program falls under this category as well.

2. SBA 7a Program (used for larger transactions or deals short on collateral, the lender can obtain up to 90% guarantee): Maximum rate is the lender option of Prime + 2.75% or the 30 day LIBOR + 5.7%

3. SBA 504 program: The lender will set the terms and conditions on the 1st mortgage, the term of the loan must be at least 10 years and can have repricing targets during that time. The 2nd mortgage rate will be set at the time of the bond issue, so we never really know the rate until the bond is funded. The March 2009 rates were 5.604% for a 20 year fixed and 5.072% for a 10 year fixed.

Today, Prime is 3.25%. The 30 day LIBOR is reset at the beginning of each month, that rate is currently 0.50%