Adoption of the Alternative Size Standard for SBA’s 7(a) and 504 Loans Incorporating an Adjustment for Inflation

The purpose of this notice is to revise the provisions of SOP 50 10 7.1 relating to the Alternative Size Standard for SBA’s 7(a) and 504 loans to incorporate updates to the Alternative Size Standard made by the final rule that SBA published in the Federal Register (89 FR 11703), February 15, 2024. This final rule, which is effective March 18, 2024, makes permanent the Alternative Size Standard, which was adopted with the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111–240), subject to adjustment for inflation which has occurred since 2010.