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December 22, 2025

Happy Festivus! An Airing of 5 Environmental Risk Management Grievances

This year, Festivus arrives on December 23, just as it has every year since entering the public conversation thanks to a 1997 episode of the classic […]
October 30, 2025

5 Things That Go Bump in the Night: Don’t Let SBA Environmental Due Diligence Become a House of Horrors

Environmental due diligence has always been an important consideration for SBA lenders. As the spooky season approaches, however, lenders have begun hearing extra creaks in the […]
March 18, 2025

Meeting the SBA’s Environmental Due Diligence Requirements During Times of Change

Effective March 20, 2025, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued Procedural Notice 5000-866054, which updates the Environmental Policies and Procedures contained in the latest […]
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 […]