# Disaster Assistance Loan Program; Disaster Loan Credit and Collateral Requirements
> **US Small Business Administration** · Final rule. · Published 2016-09-15 · Effective 2016-09-15 · 81 FR 63366
## Document
- **Document number:** 2016-21512
- **Category:** final-rule
- **Agency:** US Small Business Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 81 FR 63366
- **CFR reference:** 13 CFR 123
- **Publication date:** 2016-09-15
- **Effective date:** 2016-09-15
## Abstract

On April 25, 2014, the Small Business Administration (SBA) published in the Federal Register an interim final rule amending its disaster loan program regulations in response to Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force recommendations. The first change allowed SBA to rely on the disaster loan applicant's credit, including credit score, rather than personal or business cash flow in order to assess repayment ability for those applicants with strong credit. The second change increased the amount of disaster assistance funds that can be immediately disbursed to borrowers by raising the unsecured threshold for economic injury loans for all disasters and for physical damage loans for major disasters. SBA received no comments on its interim final rule; therefore, SBA adopts the interim final rule without change.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/09/15/2016-21512/disaster-assistance-loan-program-disaster-loan-credit-and-collateral-requirements)
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