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SBA is stepping up one aspect of its Covid-era collections effort. Here's what it means for businesses.

The Small Business Administration plans to step up its efforts to report more small-business owners delinquent on Covid-era loans to credit bureaus. The effort, for which the SBA will add ...
The Business Journals

The SBA approved millions of loans during Covid. It now sits at the center of a bankruptcy wave.

Small businesses across the country took on debt to stay afloat during the Covid-19 pandemic. It might be hard to get out from under it. Robert Andelman keenly remembers when the Covid-19 pandemic cut ...
The Business Journals

Slutty Vegan’s owner couldn’t pay back a $1M Covid-era disaster loan. She isn’t alone.

Mar 18, 2026, 8:15am EDT Updated: Mar 18, 2026, 12:01pm EDT Getty Images (Kameleon007) More than $4 billion in Economic Injury Disaster Loans were charged off in the first six months of 2025. From the ...
The Republic

SBA disaster loans available for small businesses, private nonprofits affected by 2025 rainfall

The EIDL program is available to eligible small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, nurseries and private nonprofits with financial losses directly related to this disaster. The SBA is unable ...