SBA Administrator Karen Mills having a seat on Pres. BarackObama's critical economic advisory team is a good sign, CUNA DeputyGeneral Counsel Mary Dunn said.
Dunn met with Mills and Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.), chairman ofthe Senate Small Business Committee, during a roundtable last week.Getting more credit unions to be aware of and participate in theSBA's loan programs continues to be a priority. Some havecomplained the process is cumbersome, while others have raved aboutthe agency's to back loans they would otherwise not be able todo.
"There is an SBA express program but that doesn't work foreveryone," Dunn said. "The SBA has had some reduction in staffthroughout the regions. Problems arise when there are not enoughpeople to process questions."
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