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SBA 504 Loan Program

Bank of Arizona currently offers loans through the following SBA programs - SBA 7(a) and SBA 504. For each type of loan, our bank and the SBA look for these credit criteria: Experience of owners, ability of business to repay debt from earnings, adequate equity capital, collateral value, and personal guarantee of owners.

Benefits to Borrower:
  • Longer terms than conventional bank financing
  • Low down payment
  • Borrower obtains a very competitive fixed rate on up to 40% of the loan amount, which reduces interest rate risk
  • Loan is fully amortized during the term of the loan
Purposes of Loan

Term loans to finance long-term assets such as:
  • Machinery and equipment acquisition
  • Construction or improvement of real property
  • Real estate acquisition (owner occupied)
Eligible Borrowers*
  • Businesses with a net worth of not more than $7.5 million
  • Operating profit after taxes of not more than the average of $2.5 million over the last two years
Loan Amount

We will consider loans of any size; however, the SBA portion of the loan may not exceed $1,500,000 or up to 40 percent of the project cost, whichever is less.

Minimum cost of project$125,000
Minimum SBA portion of loan$50,000
Maximum SBA portion of loan$1,500,000


Loan Structure
  • Bank loans 50% of project cost
  • SBA 504 loans 40% of project costw
  • Borrower provides 10% of project cost
*Certain restrictions apply

Term of Loan

BankNot less than 10 years on real estate
Not less than 7 years on equipment
SBA 50410 to 20 years


Rate of Interest

BankLender's normal rate, plus lender may charge reasonable fees
SBA 504Fixed rate of interest, which is usually less than comparable corporate bond rates


Employer Requirements

One permanent job must be created or retained per $50,000 of SBA debenture dollars. If fewer jobs are created/retained, the project must have a high positive economic impact, approved by the SBA.



*Nonprofit organizations, media-related companies such as newspapers and movie theaters, and speculative ventures including developer-landlord transactions are ineligible to borrow under the SBA 7(a) and SBA 504 loan programs.

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