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March 4, 2025

What Are Environmental Questionnaires and Why Do They Matter?

For lenders, environmental questionnaires serve a critical role in assessing potential environmental risks associated with a commercial property. They offer a “first look” at a site’s […]
October 1, 2024

A Higher Standard: Understanding the SBA’s Environmental Due Diligence Requirements

Small businesses are the lifeblood of our economy. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was created to help small businesses through an array of loan guarantee […]
July 10, 2024

EPA Takes Action on PFAS. Here’s What Lenders Need to Know

The federal government is aggressively cracking down on “forever chemicals.” Under a new rule effective July 8, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has officially listed […]
April 5, 2024

New SBA SOP Offers Lenders Greater Leeway

“The more things change, the more they stay the same.” Thus wrote French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr in 1849, and at least when it comes to […]