Last night, President Trump signed the Continuing Resolution (CR) into law as expected, officially ending, after 43 days, the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. The CR funds the government, including SBA, through January 30, 2026.
Shortly after the President signed the CR, Thomas Kimsey, SBA Associate Administrator for Capital Access (OCA), reached out to the 7(a) lenders and CDCs who have signed up for communications from SBA to provide an update regarding how various loan functions will be handled as the agency reopens and furloughed employees return to their jobs today. In case you are not on the SBA email list, here is a link to the agency’s Preliminary Re-Opening Guidance for the SBA 7(a) and 504 Loan Programs.
Most importantly, the message announced that OCA would reopen E-Tran at 12:01 AM ET on November 13, 2025, for purposes of processing 7(a) and 504 loans. The communication also indicates that SBA will extend the Secondary Market pooling deadline to November 20, 2025, to facilitate November pool formations. It also is important to note that SBA plans to hold a Lender Connect call to provide additional information regarding the resumption of program operations. Please refer to the SBA communication for complete details regarding how various loan program functions will be handled as the agency returns to normal operations.
While the SBA message provides information regarding the major loan program functions, NAGGL knows that other questions will come up as lenders resume submitting loan applications to SBA and handling other loan-related activities. So, if you have any comments or questions, please reach out to [email protected] and we will work to get the necessary answers.
Also, during this critical period, please monitor naggl.org and watch for communications from NAGGL. We will share additional information, including the date and time of the upcoming SBA Lender Connect call, as it becomes available.
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