Small/Rural Lender Advantage (S/RLA) 7(a) Loan Guaranty Processing Center

1. SMALL/RURAL LENDER ADVANTAGE Small/Rural Lender Advantage (S/RLA) 7(a) Loan Guaranty Processing Center

2. S/RLA Key Features • Designed for small SBA loan volume lenders. • Support and assistance for S/RLA provided by SBA field offices. • Streamlined loan application and process for SBA loans of $150,000 or less; with limited additional information and analysis required for loans above $150,000

3. S/RLA Key Features • Maximum loan amount of $350,000 • SBA’s normal 75/85 percent guaranty applies* • Centralized and expedited SBA processing with routine loans processed within 3-5 days • Lenders may transmit applications via fax or as attachments to e-mails** * 90% if applicable under ARRA ** As long as attachments are under 5 megs

4. S/RLA Key Features • Simplified SBA loan eligibility questionnaire • Eligibility assistance through the Customer Service Desk at the 7(a) Loan Guaranty Processing Center

5. Borrower’s Application Documentation to be submitted by Applicant to the Lender: • Complete, signed and dated SBA Form 2301, Part A, Small Business Application for Guaranty • Separate, completed forms identified in SBA Form 2301, Part A

6. Borrower’s Application • Business Financial Statements: • Existing business or for a change of ownership, three years financial statements (Three years of financial statements for any affiliates also required) If the most recent statement is over 3 months old, an interim statement is required with date not more than 90 days from application

7. Borrower’s Application • Business Financial Statements cont. • Projection of earnings for at least one year including assumptions.

8. Borrower’s Application • An itemized list of collateral including the serial/ID numbers for any valued >$5,000. Real estate requires legal description • Other information lender may require to make an informed credit and eligibility determination

9. SBA Form 2301, Part A – Page 1 Borrower’s Application • Section A: general information • Section B: the loan request from the Applicant, including Form 159 (7a) if Applicant hired an agent to assist in completing the application • Section C: listing of any existing business indebtedness

10. SBA Form 2301, Part A – Page 1 • Section D: listing of those that have completed individual Section Ds (page 2 of the form) • Section E: signature block Borrower’s Application

11. SBA Form 2301, Part A – Page 2, Section D • Page 2 of SBA Form 2301, Part A is the individual Section D • This must be completed by EACH principal and guarantor. For example, if there are 3 principals and 2 additional guarantors, then each must complete and sign a Section D Borrower’s Application

12. SBA Form 2301, Part A – Page 2 Section D • D1: General information including citizenship. If the individual is not a US citizen, then individual must complete USCIS G-845 which lender must submit to the USCIS to verify. • D2: Voluntary information - Not required Borrower’s Application

13. SBA Form 2301, Part A – Page 2 Section D • D3: A summary of personal financial information • D4: Identification of any current or previous government financing that may have resulted in a loss to thefederal government Borrower’s Application

14. SBA Form 2301, Part A – Page 2 Section D • D5: Disclosures including: • Lawsuits • Affiliates • Arrest information • Acknowledgement that applicant has received/read “statements required by law and executive orders” • Acknowledgement of liability for providing false information Borrower’s Application

15. SBA Form 2301, Part A – Page 2 Section D • Statements Required by Law and Executive Orders. SBA is required to provide this information to all applicants. • Signature and date Borrower’s Application

16. SBA Form 2301, Part B Lender’s Application • Section A: Lender information as well as Applicant’s name and NAICS code • Section B: Loan Terms. Any required life insurance, standby agreement, or equity injection • Section C: Use of Proceeds and breakdown of collateral

17. SBA Form 2301, Part B • Section D: Attach the Eligibility Questionnaire (SBA Form 2301, Part C) • Section E: If Applicant submits historical business financial statements to demonstrate business’s ability to repay in a timely manner, then IRS Form 4506-T must be completed and submitted by lender to the IRS to verify accuracy Lender’s Application

18. SBA Form 2301, Part B • Section F: Attach copy of Lender’s Credit Memorandum. The requirements for what the Credit Memorandum must contain are described in the instructions that follow • Section G: The Lender’s certification to certain statements. (For example, lender has an executed SBA Form 750, Loan Guaranty Agreement) Lender’s Application

19. SBA Form 2301, Part C Eligibility Questionnaire • Questionnaire (Part C of Form 2301) designed to simplify and expedite eligibility determinations by distinguishing between: • Applicants that are clearly eligible without any additional documentation; • Applicants that are not eligible; and • Applicants where additional information/documentation must be obtained to determine eligibility.

20. SBA Form 2301, Part C • Responses are “true” or “false” - Only “true” is available in some cases, which means applicant must meet requirement or is not eligible. • Where “false” is a choice, this means that additional documentation will be required for SBA to determine eligibility. Eligibility Questionnaire

21. SBA Form 2301, Part C Example Under the section entitled “The Small Business Applicant,” there is the following statement: Applicant is not a franchisee or, if the Applicant is a franchisee, the franchise is on SBA’s franchise registry. The franchise registry is available at www.franchiseregistry.com If the answer is “false,” then the Lender needs to obtain a copy of the franchise agreement for SBA’s determination if franchise is eligible.

22. SBA Form 2301, Part C • A Lender may get help to eligibility questions from: • SBA’s SOPs, regulations, and notices, which are available at www.sba.gov/banking • Local SBA District Office • Standard 7(a) Loan Guaranty Processing Center at 916.735.1986 or 7aquestions@sba.gov Eligibility Questionnaire

23. Lender’s Credit Memorandum • SBA will accept lender’s credit memorandum in lieu of traditional SBA documentation assuming the following: • Credit Memorandum must meet reasonable and prudent standards for the commercial lending industry • To simplify loan documentation and analysis, SBA defines the following two loan tiers, which depend on size, complexity, and/or risk of loan:

24. Lender’s Credit Memorandum • Tier 1 – defined as loans up to $150,000 EXCEPT for loans to the following: • New businesses (in business for two years or less – includes change of ownership) • Businesses that have had judgments or bankruptcy filings. • Businesses with a debt service coverage ratio of less than 1.2:1

25. Lender’s Credit Memorandum • For Tier 1 loans, the Credit Memorandum must include, at a minimum: • Description of history and nature of the business • Description of and comments on the business plan, including: 1) management experience of principal(s), particularly in the industry; 2) financial condition of the business; and, 3) nature of any competition

26. Lender’s Credit Memorandum • Spread of Business Balance Sheet to include requested loan funds and any required equity injection (as of date of loan disbursement) • Current Ratio • Debt/Tangible Net Worth • Debt Service Coverage • Any other ratios the lender considers significant for the business/industry

27. Lender’s Credit Memorandum • Analysis/calculation relative to debt service: Show how historical cash flow would cover total debt service after the SBA loan. • Collateral Adequacy Assessment (using liquidation values) to offset risk of default

28. Lender’s Credit Memorandum • Explanation/justification for refinancing of any debt as part of the loan request, particularly Same Institution Debt • Discussion of credit analysis and recommendation by lender of credit decision • Any additional information the lender considers relevant to the credit decision

29. Lender’s Credit Memorandum • Tier 2 – defined as loans between $150,001 and $350,000 PLUS loans to the following: • New businesses (in business for two years or less – includes change of ownership) or • Businesses that have had judgments or bankruptcy filings. • Businesses with a debt service coverage ratio of less than 1.2:1

30. Lender’s Credit Memorandum • For Tier 2 loans, Credit Memorandum must include items described for Tier 1 PLUS: • Analysis/calculation of cash flow relative to debt service: • Show how historical cash flow covers new debt service • Show how projected cash flow covers debt service • If historical cash flow does not cover all existing and new debt service at least 1:1, provide analysis of reasonableness of assumptions supporting the projected cash flow • Discussion of any: 1) seller financing; 2) stand-by agreements; 3) 90+ day delinquencies; and 4) trade disputes

31. Lender’s Credit Memorandum • Tier 2 loans, continued: • Analysis of working capital adequacy to support projected sales growth in next 12 months • For change of ownership, discussion/analysis of business valuation (based on generally accepted valuation methods used for the pertinent industry) used to support the purchase price. • Discussion of any bankruptcy filings or judgments