SBA Liquidation of 504 Loans
If you are in default on your Small Business Association guaranteed loan, the SBA will, through its CDC move to liquidate the loan.
We help people who need to avoid SBA loan default by advising about solutions to various SBA loan problems including SBA loan foreclosure.
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While a loan is classified in regular servicing status, it is housed in one of the SBA's two Commercial Loan Service Centers (CLSC) – either Fresno or Little Rock. The process begins when the SBA is notified by the appropriate CLSC that workout is not feasible and liquidation is necessary, the loan is then shipped to the National Guaranty Purchase Center (NGPC) logged in, and classified as in liquidation and then housed awaiting reports and status updates as to action taken commensurate to the loan. The loans are not assigned to any staff member and this Center handles most necessary actions by specialized teams. The NGPC will acknowledge the notification and the Lender will be expected to continue to service this account and completely liquidate or sue upon any loan instrument. The Lender is required to pursue the entire indebtedness regardless of the guaranteed percentage or any purchase thereof. Also note that SBA requires all lenders to make timely site visits to assess the value and take an inventory of loan collateral in order to assess workout possibilities and to develop a meaningful liquidation plan.
2. SBA Loan Management: Primary oversight will be centered around the guaranty purchase review process, timely quarterly updates, and through the thorough review of liquidation wrap-up reports which Lenders must submit to SBA at the completion of liquidation. Secondarily, SBA will monitor debt collection litigation, such as judicial foreclosures, bankruptcy proceedings and other state and federal insolvency proceedings, through the review of litigation plans when applicable and required by circumstances.
Key actions:
1. Guaranty purchase. This includes a detailed review of all origination, servicing, and liquidation actions to ensure that the loan was handled properly; this is done using the Guaranty Purchase 10 Tabs.
2. CPC Expenses. After the loan has been purchased, if there are liquidation expenses that are incurred the lender would be able to submit for reimbursement using CPC tabs.
3. Offer in Compromise. Typically at the culmination of the liquidation of all business and other worthwhile assets, and OIC is the process used to evaluate a monetary offer in exchange for the release of a personal guaranty on the loan. An Offer in Compromise is an action that requires SBA’s expressed written consent and may be submitted to SBA using the OIC Tabs.
4. Quarterly Updates. Once a loan has been purchased, SBA requires a simple update on a quarterly basis for every loan in liquidation status. This report should include the current actions being taken on the loan.
5. Charge off. Once all liquidation is complete and no further recoveries are expected the loan can then be charged off. This is done by the lender submitting a final wrap up report to SBA.
6. Referral to the US Treasury Offset Program Once the loan has been charged off by SBA, if there are any parties that are eligible (provided they have not been discharged from bankruptcy and/or they were not released as part of an Offer in Compromise) they will be referred to the U.S. Treasury Offset Program for further collection. Once this takes place the servicing of the loan shifts from the lender to Treasury or their fee agents. If any recoveries are received they will be shared with the lender, based on the guaranty rate, and the lender’s share will be forwarded to them (less any expenses incurred by Treasury).
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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 received the SBA's Official 60-Day Notice for a loan that was obtained by her small business in 2001. The SBA loan went into default in 2004 but after hearing nothing from the SBA lender or the SBA for 20 years, out of the blue, she received the SBA's collection due process notice which provided her with only one of four options: (1) repay the entire accelerated balance immediately; (2) negotiate a repayment arrangement; (3) challenge the legal enforceability of the debt with evidence; or (4) request an OHA hearing before a U.S. Administrative Law Judge.
Client hired the Firm to represent her with only 13 days left before the expiration deadline to respond to the SBA's Official 60-Day Notice. The Firm attorneys immediately researched the SBA's Official loan database to obtain information regarding the 7(a) loan. Thereafter, the Firm attorneys conducted legal research and asserted certain affirmative defenses challenging the legal enforceability of the debt. A written response was timely filed to the 60-Day Notice with the SBA subsequently agreeing with the client's affirmative defenses and legal arguments. As a result, the SBA rendered a decision immediately terminating collection of the debt against the client's alleged personal guarantee liability saving her $50,000.
Client personally guaranteed an SBA 7(a) loan for $100,000 from the lender. The SBA loan went into early default in 2006 less than 12 months from disbursement. The SBA paid the 7(a) guaranty monies to the lender and subsequently acquired the deficiency balance of about $96,000, including the right to collect against the guarantor. However, the SBA sent the Official 60-Day Due Process Notice to the Client's defunct business address instead of his personal residence, which he never received. As a result, the debt was transferred to Treasury's Bureau of Fiscal Service where substantial collection fees were assessed, including accrued interest per the promissory note. Treasury eventually referred the debt to a Private Collection Agency (PCA) - Pioneer Credit Recovery, Inc. Pioneer sent a demand letter claiming a debt balance of almost $310,000 - a shocking 223% increase from the original loan amount assigned to the SBA. Client's social security disability benefits were seized through the Treasury Offset Program (TOP). Client hired the Firm to represent him as the debt continued to snowball despite seizure of his social security benefits and federal tax refunds as the involuntary payments were first applied to Treasury's collection fees, then to accrued interest with minimal allocation to the SBA principal balance.
We initially submitted a Cross-Servicing Dispute (CSD) challenging the referral of the debt to Treasury based on the defective notice sent to the defunct business address. Despite overwhelming evidence proving a violation of the Client's Due Process rights, the SBA still rejected the CSD. As a result, an Appeals Petition was filed with the SBA Office of Hearings & Appeals (OHA) Court challenging the SBA decision and its certification the debt was legally enforceable in the amount claimed. After several months of litigation before the SBA OHA Court, our Firm Attorney successfully negotiated an Offer in Compromise (OIC) Term Workout with the SBA Supervising Trial Attorney for $82,000 spread over a term of 74 months at a significantly reduced interest rate saving the Client an estimated $241,000 in Treasury collection fees, accrued interest (contract interest rate and Current Value of Funds Rate (CVFR)), and the PCA contingency fee.
Clients personally guaranteed SBA 504 loan balance of $750,000. Clients also pledged the business’s equipment/inventory and their home as additional collateral. Clients had agreed to a voluntary sale of their home to pay down the balance. We intervened and rejected the proposed home sale. Instead, we negotiated an acceptable term repayment agreement and release of lien on the home.
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