CFR > Title 13 - Business Credit and Assistance > CHAPTER I—SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION > PART 120—BUSINESS LOANS > SUBPART B—Policies Specific to 7(a) Loans (§120.200 to §120.223) > 120.213—What fixed interest rates may a Lender charge?

120.213—What fixed interest rates may a Lender charge?

(a) Fixed Rates for Guaranteed Loans. A loan may have a reasonable fixed interest rate. SBA periodically publishes the maximum allowable rate in the Federal Register.
(b) Direct loans. A statutory formula based on the cost of money to the Federal government determines the interest rate on direct loans. SBA publishes the rate periodically in the Federal Register.