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SBA Loan Requirements

In accordance to SBA’s SOP 5010 5 (C), when obtaining a 504 or 7a Loan SBA requires an Environmental Investigation of all commercial Property upon which a security interest such as a mortgage, deed of trust, or leasehold deed of trust is offered as security for a loan or debenture. The type and depth of an Environmental Investigation to be performed varies with the risks of Contamination.

Here is a simple “Steps of Environmental Investigation” flowchart describing what level of report would be required based upon the property site’s NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) Code .

For more information regarding SBA Environmental Due Diligence requirements, or the complete Standard Operating Procedures created by the U.S. Small Business Administration visit http://ftp.sbaonline.sba.gov/idc/groups/public/documents/sba_homepage/serv_sops_50105_c.pdf