Pro Tier Module
SBA Loan Eligibility Reviewer (7a / 504 / Microloan)
A transparent, cited rules check of a small business against published SBA eligibility - 7(a), 504, Microloan, and Express.
This tool runs inside GDBS Pro. What it computes and the authorities it applies are below.
The problem
SBA eligibility spans size standards, core 13 CFR 120 criteria, use-of-proceeds limits, and program-specific add-ons, and getting it wrong late in a file wastes the borrower's and the lender's time on a deal that was never going to qualify.
The local-first solution
This plugin runs a deterministic, in-browser screen of a business against the published SBA rules for 7(a), 504, Microloan, and Express, returning an overall determination, a criterion-by-criterion table, a precise 'Needs' list, and the controlling citation for every line - no API, no key, no AI.
What it does
Exact alternative size standard test (tangible net worth and 2-year average net income) or a NAICS-based yes/no
Core eligibility screen across 13 CFR 120.100-120.111 (for-profit, U.S.-located, equity, character, citizenship, federal debt)
Use-of-proceeds classification as eligible, conditional, or prohibited (13 CFR 120.120-120.130)
Program add-ons: 504 occupancy and public-benefit, Microloan and Express loan-amount ceilings
Overall determination: eligible to proceed, needs review, or ineligible
A 'Needs' list of exactly the items to cure or document, with citations
Honest scope
The arithmetic is exact and every criterion cites its controlling authority, but this is an eligibility screen, not a credit decision and not legal or financial advice - the lender and the SBA make the binding determination, and SOP 50 10 controls operationally and changes periodically. The full NAICS size-standard table (13 CFR 121.201) is not encoded, affiliation must be included when you total receipts or net worth, and 'credit elsewhere' is a lender certification this screen only records. No GeoNum drift is tracked, so the result is reported as untracked.
Authorities cited
- 13 CFR 120.100 - Basic eligibility (operate for profit; located/doing business in the U.S.; reasonable owner equity).
- 13 CFR 120.101 - Credit not available elsewhere (lender certification).
- 13 CFR 120.110 - Businesses and uses that are ineligible (passive, speculative, lending, gambling >1/3 revenue, federally-illegal incl. cannabis, prior federal-debt loss, etc.).
- 13 CFR 120.111 - Eligible passive company (EPC) / operating company (OC) structure.
- 13 CFR 120.120 / 120.130 - Eligible and prohibited use of proceeds.
- 13 CFR 121.201 - NAICS-based size standards table (not encoded here - confirm the applicant NAICS).
- 13 CFR 121.301(b)(2) - Alternative size standard for 7(a)/504: tangible net worth <= $20M and 2-yr avg net income after federal tax <= $6.5M.
- 13 CFR 121.103 / 121.104 / 121.106 - Affiliation; receipts (5-yr avg) and employee size calculations.
- 13 CFR 120.800-120.991 - 504/CDC program (owner-occupancy; job-creation/community-development goals 120.860-862).
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Screen for eligibility
Run the eligibility screen in your browser, then save the structured result to a Sandbox workspace, attach it to a Worklog loan-intake case, or route it into a Gate client portal. Everything computes locally with nothing uploaded.