# Presentation: 734597

## Indiana Statewide Certified Development Corporation

- Jean Wojtowicz
- Executive Director

## SBA 504 Program History

- Started in 1981 by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to promote economic development, create new and retain existing jobs, and meet other public policy goals (e.g. minorities, rural markets, etc.).
- SBA has licensed 275* Certified Development Companies (CDC)* across the country to process, close and service the SBA guaranteed second lien.
- SBA 504 program over *20 year history* has funded 69,987 loans for $27.9 billion of 2nd position loans.

## US Small Business Administration

- 504 Loan Program
**Assists healthy & growing small businesses to provide:**
- Long term fixed asset financing
- Reasonable fixed rates
- Minimal equity injection

## SBA 504 Approval Volumes(# of loans)

- SBA 504 Approval Volumes(# of loans)

## SBA 504 Debenture Approval Volumes($ in Billions)

- SBA 504 Debenture Approval Volumes($ in Billions)

## Eligible Business

- Business must be for profit
- Business net worth less than $7 million
- Average net income for the last two years cannot exceed $2.5 million

## Eligible Projects

- Fixed assets with a useful life of at least 10 years

-   Land and new building construction
-   Existing building purchase
-   Building renovation
-   Machinery and equipment
-   Asset based company acquisitions
-   Leasehold improvements (in some cases)
-   Soft project costs

## Project Size

- 				_Minimum_	_Maximum_
- Project				$125,000	Unlimited
- CDC  (Loan Amount)		$  50,000	$1,500,000*
**If a public policy goal $2,000,000*
**If small manufacturer $4 million (NAICS 31, 32, 33)*

## SBA Public Policy Goals

- Rural development
- Business district revitalization
- Expansion of exports
- Enhanced economic competition
- Changes necessitated by federal budget cutbacks
- Business restructuring from federally mandated policies affecting the environment, employees’ safety or health
- Minority owned business (51%)
- Woman owned business (51%)
- Veteran owned business (51%)

## Advantages to Borrower

- Limited cash outlay
- Conserve working capital - 10% down payment
- Offset interest rate risk - 40% of project tied to fixed rate
- Extended amortization provides lower monthly payment
- Improved collateral position and cash flow coverage for bank

## Rates

- Established at the time of the bond sale, after the project is complete
- Typically lower than conventional
- Fixed for the life of the loan

## Additional Program Specifics

- Personal resource test implemented
- Typical structure 50/40/10%
- Single purpose facilities 50/35/15%
- Start-up businesses 50/35/15%
- Single purpose & start-up 50/30/20%
- Initial owner occupancy standard – 51% for existing buildings, 60% for new construction

## Additional Program Specifics (continued)

- Job Creation standard of 1 job created for every $50,000 CDC lends must be met
- Predefined prepayment penalty
- .5% Bank fee on 1st mortgage amount only

## How to find a Qualified CDC

- Check _[www.nadco.org](http://www.nadco.org/)__ for the CDC Directory_
- Look for a CDC that does large volume
- Preference for CDC located in the state of the project

## Preferred Loan Process

- Bank calls CDC to discuss structure
- Bank approves its portion
- -  50% Permanent
- -  90% Interim – subject to 504 paydown
- CDC underwrites its loan and get internal approval
- Loan submitted to Sacramento Centralized Processing Center. Approval 2-6 days.

## Loan Documents

- Very similar to bank requirements
- - Historical F/S
- - Tax Returns
- - Projections
- - Personal F/S
- - Construction Estimates
- A few additional SBA forms – CDC will coordinate

## Interim Loan Process

- Purchase – closing & funding occur very quickly – still requires interim loan
- Construction – contact CDC to begin closing process within 30 days of final draw

## Who are the Players

- Bank – Required to approve 50% permanent loan and 90% interim
- CDC – Packages, processes and services the SBA portion of the loan
- SBA – Provides 100% guaranty on the debenture (CDC loan) which allows it to be sold into the market at attractive rates. These debentures are sold monthly, primarily to institutional investors, through Credit Suisse First Boston and Merrill Lynch
- Colson – Once the debentures are sold, proceeds are wired to the participating bank. The borrower then makes monthly payments via ACH to Colson

## Funding

- Debenture sale – once per month – 20 year;  once every other month – 10 year
- Closing needs to occur 45-60 days prior. Documents due to SBA/Colson approximately 30 days before debenture sale.
- Rate set at the time of sale.
- Proceeds wired to bank to pay down interim loan

## Servicing

- 504 loan payments taken via ACH system
- CDC responsible for monitoring/servicing their loan
- - Payments
- - F/S review
- - Insurance
- - Property tax
- - Field Visits
- Typical servicing requests
- - No-cash-out subordination
- - Subordination to increase – for improvements
- - Assumptions

## Successful Bank Strategies

- Use the 504 for your best customers
- Provide this structuring advantage before your competition does
- Build loyalty
- Adjust incentive program for loan officers so there is equal incentive in using the 504 program (perhaps count 90% interim loan towards goal rather than only 50% permanent)
- Know when your existing customer’s lease expires, present lease vs own analysis 9 months prior. Be a value- added banker

## Successful CDC/Bank Strategies

- Develop a “relationship” with your CDC
- CDC’s can go with you on calls to customers to answer technical questions
- Allow CDC access to your file to expedite their processing and to minimize the need for customers to provide duplicate information
- Agree on structure before you get approvals in place

## ISCDC Borrowers

- Design Plan, Inc.
- Interior Design
- Located in Indianapolis, IN

- Example

- Total Project		$1,430,000
- Bank One		$715,000
- CDC			$572,000
- Borrower		$143,000

## ISCDC Borrowers

- Automotive Production
- Located in Bloomington, IN

- Total Project		$1,135,530
- Irwin Union Bank         	$556,765
- CDC			$445,412
- Borrower		$113,532

## For More Information Call:

- Indiana Statewide Certified
- Development Corporation
- 4181 East 96th Street, Suite 200
- Indianapolis, IN  46240
- (317) 844-9810