Special requirements.

§ 120.376 Special requirements. The following special conditions apply (otherwise, 7(a) loan eligibility criteria apply): (a) The Associate Administrator for Business Development may waive the direct loan administrative ceiling of $150,000, and raise it to $750,000. (b) The SBA portion of a guaranteed loan must not exceed $750,000. (c) The interest rate on a guaranteed loan shall be the same as on 7(a) guaranteed business loans. The interest rate on a direct loan shall be one percent less than on a regular direct loan. (d) For a direct loan or SBA's portion of an immediate participation loan, SBA shall subordinate its security interest on all collateral to other debt of the applicant. [61 FR 3235, Jan. 31, 1996, as amended at 74 FR 45753, Sept. 4, 2009]