If you are waiting to hear about approval or funding for an SBA loan, learn how to check your SBA loan's status with our guide.
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Want to check your SBA loan status? Your business probably has a lot riding on your SBA loan, so it’s natural to have some concern about your loan’s approval status if some time has passed since you applied.
Or perhaps you were already approved for an SBA loan and want to know when your loan will be funded. Existing SBA borrowers might also be wondering if their loan has gone into default due to missed payments.
There are a few ways to check on the status of your SBA loan, but it depends on the type of SBA loan you applied for.
Fortunately, checking the status of your SBA loan is pretty straightforward.
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There are several different websites you can use to check the status of your SBA loan online. Which one to use depends on the type of SBA loan you’re checking on.
You can check the status of most common SBA loans online using the new MySBA Loan Portal, which uses one login for multiple SBA programs. Here you can see whether your loan was approved, denied, pending, or another status. You can also use the portal to make loan payments, access loan statements, and send messages to the SBA regarding your loan account.
You can log in to the MySBA Loan Portal with your MySBA account, or if you already have a Capital Access Financial System (CAFS) or Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) account, you can use those credentials.
Types of SBA loans you can check with the MySBA Loan Portal include:
If you need technical assistance with the portal, you can call MySBA Loan Portal Customer Service at 1-833-572-0502 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET, Monday to Friday, or email [email protected]. Note that the MySBA Loan Portal Customer Service cannot access your individual loan information.
Certain types of SBA loans and grants have their own online portals, which means you can’t use the MySBA portal to check the status of those loans.
For example, to check the status of your non-COVID SBA disaster loan, you will need to visit disasterloanassistance.sba.gov.
There are also separate portals for certain COVID-era grants, including the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) Portal and the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) Award Portal.
If you don’t have luck with the online portal, you can contact the SBA directly about your loan status, via email or over the phone. However, for loans serviced by other banking institutions, such as SBA 7(a) and SBA microloans, you may need to contact your lender directly.
Below, you can find the contact information for various types of SBA loans.
Although you can check the status of your SBA loan online, checking the portal every day probably isn’t the best use of your time. You can trust that once your SBA loan is approved, the SBA loan will reach out to you via email.
The email will contain a letter that states the SBA’s decision and what percentage of your loan is guaranteed. Similarly, in the event that your SBA loan was denied, the SBA will email you a denial letter. It can take at least two weeks to receive your SBA decision status email.
Once your SBA loan is officially approved, your SBA-partnered lender will then reach out to you to discuss the specific terms and rates for your loan.
SBA loan default occurs after you haven’t made a loan payment for a certain number of days. If your SBA loan status is “Past Due,” this means you are at risk of falling into delinquency.
An SBA loan becomes delinquent as soon as you miss a payment. After the loan has been delinquent for anywhere between 90-120 days (depending on the lender), the SBA loan will fall into default.
Once the loan is in default, it may eventually show the status “In Liquidation.” At this time, your lender will begin standard loan collection procedures, as outlined in your SBA loan agreement.
This could include seizing your business loan collateral or even garnishing your wages.
You can check the status of most SBA loans using the MySBA portal.
Ultimately, you will receive an email from the SBA and/or your lender regarding the approval status of your SBA loan.
The best SBA lenders tend to have good customer service and quick turnaround times.
Contact your lender directly if you can’t find the information you need regarding your SBA loan status using the SBA website.
Shannon has been writing for Merchant Maverick about small business software and financing since 2015. She started writing professionally about business topics in 2005. Shannon has been featured in the Washington Post, Reader's Digest, US News, MSN, Yahoo Finance, Business Insider, and other publications. She has a bachelor's degree in English from San Diego State University and currently resides in San Diego, California.
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