Protect Law Group is committed to resolving your SBA loan default problems. Our experienced attorneys can help you through the SBA loan default process with an SBA offer in compromise, administrative wage garnishment defense, or other SBA loan forgiveness processes.
The SBA historically has been a major cog in the lending to franchises. In the past the SBA required franchisees to qualify as a small business. Therefore, the franchisee could not be “affiliated” with the franchisor. The result was form over substance contracts that established no prohibited affiliation. Moreover, SBA offices were inconsistent in how each respective office interpreted the rule.
The SBA issued a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), 50 10 5(I), that provides a new process to apply a consistent rule of establishing non-affiliation. Instead, any presumption of affiliation can be defeated by offering a standardized SBA addendum to their franchise agreements.
However, the new SOP notes that “the applicant franchisee and the franchise system must meet all SBA eligibility requirements.” As such, individual SBA offices may continue to apply additional standards or requirements.
If you are facing an SBA loan default, contact us at 1-888-756-9969 for a FREE initial consultation.
Millions of Dollars in SBA Debts Resolved via Offer in Compromise and Negotiated Repayment Agreements without our Clients filing for Bankruptcy or Facing Home Foreclosure
Millions of Dollars in Treasury Debts Defended Against via AWG Hearings, Treasury Offset Program Resolution, Cross-servicing Disputes, Private Collection Agency Representation, Compromise Offers and Negotiated Repayment Agreements
Our Attorneys are Authorized by the Agency Practice Act to Represent Federal Debtors Nationwide before the SBA, The SBA Office of Hearings and Appeals, the Treasury Department, and the Bureau of Fiscal Service.
Client personally guaranteed SBA 7(a) loan balance of $58,000. Client received Notice of Intent to initiate Administrative Wage Garnishment (AWG) Proceedings. We represented client at the Hearing and successfully defeated the AWG Order based on several legal and equitable grounds.
Clients personally guaranteed an SBA 7(a) loan. The SBA referred the debt to the Department of Treasury, which was seeking payment of $487,981 from our clients. We initially filed a Cross-Servicing Dispute, which was denied. As a result, we filed an Appeals Petition with the SBA Office of Hearings and Appeals asserting legal defenses and supporting evidence uncovered during the discovery and investigation phase of our services. Ultimately, the SBA settled the debt for $25,000 - saving our clients approximately $462,981.
Clients personally guaranteed SBA 7(a) loan balance of over $300,000. Clients also pledged their home as additional collateral. SBA OIC accepted for $87,000 with full release of lien against home.
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