§ 109.420. Terms of loans from ILP Intermediaries to Eligible Small Business Concerns.
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(a)General. The terms of a loan made by the ILP Intermediary to an Eligible Small Business Concern must be agreed to by the ILP Intermediary and the Eligible Small Business Concern. The loan terms must be within the limits established by SBA in these regulations.
(b)Maximum loan size. The maximum amount of a loan by the ILP Intermediary to an Eligible Small Business Concern under this program is \$200,000.
(c)Maturity. The term of a loan by the ILP Intermediary to an Eligible Small Business Concern under this program must be the shortest appropriate term. The maximum loan term is 10 years or less, unless the loan finances or refinances real estate or equipment with a useful life exceeding ten years, in which case the maximum loan term is 25 years.
(d)Interest rate. The maximum interest rate the ILP Intermediary may charge for loans less than or equal to \$50,000 is 8.75 percent. The maximum interest rate the ILP Intermediary may charge for loans greater than \$50,000 is 7%. SBA may adjust the maximum interest rates from time to time; SBA will publish any such change by Notice in the Federal Register. Changes to the maximum interest rate do not apply to loans made to Eligible Small Business Concerns prior to publication of the change in the Federal Register.
(e)Fees. The ILP Intermediary must not impose any fees or direct costs on an Eligible Small Business Concern, except for the following allowed fees or direct costs:
(1)Necessary out-of-pocket expenses, such as filing or recording fees;
(2)The reasonable direct costs of any liquidation;
(3)A late payment fee not to exceed 5 percent of the scheduled loan payment; and
(4)Reasonable application and origination fees, subject to a maximum total fee cap of 1 percent of the amount of the loan to the Eligible Small Business Concern. SBA may adjust the maximum total fee cap from time to time; SBA will publish any such change by Notice in the Federal Register.