13 CFR §120.611
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- (a)Pool characteristics. As set forth in the Program Guide, each Pool must have:
- (1)A minimum number of guaranteed portions of loans;
- (2)A minimum aggregate principal balance of the guaranteed portions;
- (3)A maximum percentage of the Pool which an individual guaranteed portion may constitute;
- (4)A maximum allowable difference between the highest and lowest note interest rates;
- (5)A maximum allowable difference between the remaining terms to maturity of the loans in the Pool;
- (6)A minimum weighted average maturity at Pool formation; and
- (7)A maximum allowable difference between the highest and lowest Net Rate on the guaranteed portions that are placed in a WAC Pool.
- (b)Adjustment of Pool characteristics. SBA may adjust the Pool characteristics periodically based upon program experience and market conditions.
- (c)Increments of guaranteed portion. If the amount of the guaranteed portion of an individual 7(a) guaranteed loan is more than $500,000, a Pool Assembler may elect to divide the guaranteed portion into increments of $500,000 and one increment of any remaining amount less than $500,000, in order to permit the maximum amount of any guaranteed portion in a Pool to be not more than $500,000. Only one increment from a loan to a specific borrower may be included in a Pool.