Officials vote to authorize action over a policy that bars lawful permanent residents from eligibility for certain loans.

The Small Business Administration has started the process to get rid of 154 small companies from the 8(a) program. SBA sent letters to companies based on their answers to the data call the agency ...

The Small Business Administration on Wednesday said it sent letters to 154 firms located in Washington, D.C., informing them that they no longer meet the “economically disadvantaged” requirements. SBA ...

The SBA does not release figures based on grantees’ citizenship. But lenders estimate that nationally 5% to 15% of their SBA loan portfolios involve green card holders, who are designated as legal ...

After weeks of criticism and public jabs from rival Anthropic, OpenAI has started testing ads in ChatGPT. Sharing a blog post, the company said it has started testing ads in the AI tool in the United ...

The Small Business Administration (SBA) announced Friday it had suspended more than 100,000 California borrowers amid suspected fraud, with the alleged abuse totaling nearly $9 billion. SBA ...

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Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Nydia Velazquez have blasted SBA's new eligibility policy. Less than two months after implementing a policy that opened the door a crack to businesses with limited noncitizen ...

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A new Small Business Administration policy taking effect March 1 will bar businesses with any legal permanent resident ownership from receiving SBA-backed loans, reversing longstanding eligibility ...

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