504 Program 20 Year Debenture results through July 2018 The long awaited 25 year Debenture went to market for the first time in July 2018. Thanks to the extended amortization period, more small businesses will qualify for credit and more small businesses will be resilient and able […]
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504 April 2017 Rates 4.625% – 20 Year Debenture Effective Rate * De-risking an uncertain rate environment In recent newsletters we have discussed potential risks to a smooth slow upward glide path on the Federal Reserve’s stated intention to return the economy to a more normal rate environment. […]
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504 March 2017 Rates 4.817% – 10 Year Debenture Effective Rate * 4.827% – 20 Year Debenture Effective Rate * At what rate, might Rates rise? After months of parsing statements from various central bankers with a degree of attention normally reserved for tea leaves, the consensus is […]
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504 February 2017 Rates 4.607% – 20 Year Debenture Effective Rate * Market Divergence On the one hand are the equity markets, which are all but on fire. If we believe in the predictive power of this side, the Fed will hit the prospective three hikes for 2017, […]
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504 January 2017 Rates 4.585% – 10 Year Debenture Effective Rate * 4.580% – 20 Year Debenture Effective Rate * Navigating the attributes of a rising rate environment – it has been a long time In a rising rate environment few products can match the appeal of the twenty […]
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504 December 2016 Rates 4.596% – 20 Year Debenture Effective Rate * Hedge your Bets. The Ten-year Treasury has continued to move upward, after the pricing of the current 504 debenture auction, reaching 2.46% at the close of New York trading on last Friday. This represents an […]
Read more →SBA Policy Notice 5000-1939 – Changes to 504 Debt Refinancing Program Effective 11/17/2016 New SBA 504 Debt Refinancing Program improvements yield new opportunities for applicants that may not have qualified under previous guidelines. The ominously sequenced SBA Policy Notice 5000-1939 became widely available last November 17, 2016 and […]
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504 November 2016 Rates 4.331% – 10 Year Debenture Effective Rate * 4.350% – 20 Year Debenture Effective Rate * Looking ahead with the New Crystal Ball! Sometime around 11PM Eastern last Tuesday night we dropped our Crystal Ball into the trash. Having replaced it with a […]
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504 July 2016 Rates 4.115% – 10 Year Debenture Effective Rate * 4.091% – 20 Year Debenture Effective Rate * Through a Glass Darkly With the U.K. headed out of the E.U. and holding a mirror up to us, their American cousins, through which can as of […]
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504 June 2016 Rates 4.232% – 20 Year Debenture Effective Rate * On the Off Ramp. Rates continue to drop, with the benchmark German ten year Bund now showing a negative yield. The UK seems ready to leave the EU, the Fed has the distinct look of a deer […]
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