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Material non-compliance includes failures such as inadequate equity injection verification, insufficient collateralization (failure to take all available collateral), misrepresentation of eligibility, or failure to obtain required personal guaranties. These omissions directly risk the 7(a) guaranty.
Material non-compliance refers to significant deviations from SBA regulations or prudent lending practices during the underwriting or closing process. Examples include: failing to verify equity injection, not obtaining required personal guaranties from all principals, miscalculating affiliation, making an ineligible loan, failure to properly value collateral, or not taking all available collateral. Such failures demonstrate a lack of due diligence and can lead to a repair of the guaranty (reducing the guaranteed amount) or its outright denial if the loan defaults.
A lender closes a 7(a) loan without obtaining a personal guaranty from a 25% owner, even though it was required. If the loan defaults, the SBA will likely issue a guaranty repair or denial, citing the lender's material non-compliance with guaranty requirements.
13 CFR Part 120 — Business Loans
Office of the Federal Register · Federal regulation
SOP 50 10 - Lender and Development Company Loan Programs
Last checked 2026-06-13. Official sources control — verify before relying on any rule for a live deal.
Last reviewed 2026-06-13 · SBA sources checked through 2026-06-13. DealRoom analysis of public SBA 7(a) lending records (FY2020–present). Grounded in the current SBA rulebook; verify against the official sources above before relying on it for a live deal. Not legal, tax, or financial advice, and not an approval decision.
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