Policy.
13 C.F.R. § 120.350
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01Section 7(a)(15) of the Act authorizes SBA to guarantee a loan to a:
(a) Qualified employee trust (“ESOP”) to:
(1) Help finance the growth of its employer's small business; or
(2) Purchase ownership or voting control of the employer; and a
(b) Small business concern, if the proceeds from the loan are only used to make a loan to a qualified employee trust that results in the qualified employee trust owning at least 51 percent of the small business concern.
Source: eCFRURL: https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2024-07-01/title-13.xmlFetched: 7/26/2026