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Small Business Administration: Observations on the Disaster Loan Program

GAO-03-721T Published: May 01, 2003. Publicly Released: May 01, 2003.
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This testimony discusses the role of the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Disaster Loan Program in responding to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, general performance measures for the program, and the effects of SBA's program to sell loans to private investors on disaster loans and their borrowers. In reviewing SBA's loan sales program, which includes disaster loans, we identified three areas needing improvement: tracking borrower inquiries and complaints; sales budgeting and accounting which affect the reliability of SBA financial statements and budget information; and reporting on the operational benefits of the loans sales. This testimony focuses on SBA's (1) response to the September 11 terrorist attacks; (2) performance plans and measures for its Disaster Loan program; and (3) loan assets sales program, which involves selling disaster and other loans.

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Disaster relief aidPerformance measuresProgram evaluationSmall business loansSmall businessWorld Trade Center disasterDisaster assistanceDisaster reliefPerformance plansDisasters