Greetings!

Challenges, you say?

Why, yes, 2025 brought a lot of challenges: new SOPs, a new administration, and another government shutdown.

We hope you found time to breathe in between it all!

SBA 7(a) Quarterly Connect Calls 2026 dates and links: TBD

SBA 504 Quarterly Connect Calls 2025 dates and links: Dec. 9, 2025

SBA SOP 50 57 4 7(a) Loan Servicing and Liquidation effective 11/1/2025

SBA Servicing and Liquidation Actions 7(a) Lender Matrix ver.17 effective 11/1/2025

Release Notes: Modernized 1502 Reporting 2.3 issued 11/3/2025

Re-Opening Guidance issued 11/12/2025

SBA OIG Semiannual Report to Congress effective 11/25/2025

SBA Franchise Directory updated 11/26/2025

SBA 7(a) & 504 Lender Report as of 12/1/2025

SBA 7(a) & 504 Summary Report as of 12/1/2025



As always, NAGGL was a whirlwind of meetings, workshops, information, and saying Hello! to new and old friends. We’ll be writing more about what we learned in the coming weeks – and to start with, here are a few quick tips.

Collateral Oversight and the Cost of Missed Recoveries

When a Borrower’s loan is in trouble, collateral is a whole lot more than a checkbox on your to-do list.

If you’re not careful to safeguard collateral and manage liquidation, you risk losing out on expected financial recovery.

There will always be challenges, though we can hope for fewer as we move into the New Year.

And no matter how many, we’re standing by to help. Whether it’s the unfortunate challenge of workouts and liquidations – or the fun (we hope!) of training and learning new things – we’re here for you. Give us a call at 877.576.0819, or drop us a quick query through our website here.

What “better ideas” came from the challenges you faced this year? What possibilities did you realize? Year end is a good time to review, think, and see what you’ve learned!

And whatever you discover, we here at LRM Lender Consultants wish you the best and most rewarding holiday season possible as we head into December and the New Year!

Your Team at LRM Lender Consultants,