About SBA Section
- What We Do
- SBA Team
- SBA Locations
- SBA Newsroom
- SBA Performance
- Strategic Planning
- Performance & Budget
- Congressional Budget Justification/Annual Performance Reports
- Agency Financial Reports
- Performance and Financial Reports
- FY 2013 Summary of Performance and Financial Information
- FY 2011 Summary of Performance and Financial Information
- FY 2012 Summary of Performance and Financial Information
- FY 2010 Summary of Performance and Financial Information
- FY 2009 Summary of Performance and Financial Information
- FY 2008 Citizens' Report (Performance and Financial Highlights)
- Small Business Administration (SBA) Loan Program Performance
- Other Performance Information
- Open Government
- Information Quality
- Digital SBA
- About the SBA.gov Website
- FOIA
- General FOIA Information
- Online FOIA Request
- SBA Guide to Public Information
- Information Generally Exempt From Disclosure and Information Generally Releasable
- Public Liaisons and FOIA Staff
- Privacy Act
- Privacy Act Request Guide
- SBA FOIA Quarterly Reports
- SBA FOIA Annual Reports
- Frequently Requested Records
- President Obama's FOIA Memorandum and FOIA Text
- FOIA Resources
- Chief FOIA Officer Reports
- EO Plan
- FOIA SOP
- Other Plans & Reports
- Plain Language Page
- SBA Open Government Report 2014
- 2013 Federal Employee Survey Results
- FY 13 Conferences & Events Above $100K Report
- FY 12 Conferences & Events Above $100K Report
- FY 13 Advanced Acquisition Strategies
- The Small Business Agenda
- Information Technology Strategic Plan
- Data Consolidation Plan
- Draft Environmental Justice Strategic Plan
- SBA Customer Service Plan
- SBA Vendor Communication Plan
- SBA Open Government Plan
- SBA Open Government Plan 2012-2014
- SBA Plan for Operating in the Event of a Lapse in Appropriations
- Retrospective Review of Regulations
- First Quarter 2012 Retrospective Review Reports
- Second Quarter 2012 Retrospective Review Report
- Third Quarter 2012 Retrospective Review Report & Burden Reduction Initiative
- Fourth Quarter 2012 Retrospective Review Report
- 5th Retrospective Review Report
- January 2014 Retrospective Review Update
- July 2014 Retrospective Review Update
- SBA Data Store
- Policy & Regulations
- Oversight & Advocacy
- SBA Initiatives
- SupplierPay Initiative
- SBA Emerging Leaders Initiative
- Clusters Initiative
- 7(j) Management and Technical Assistance Services Program
- Small Business Teaming Pilot Program
- Small Business Jobs Act of 2010
- Startup America
- Council on Underserved Communities (CUC)
- Dealer Floor Plan Financing Program
- Intermediary Lending Pilot
- Greening SBA
- Small Business Saturday 2013
- SBA and Yelp Present: Success With Online Reviews
Eliminating Fraud, Waste & Abuse
Supervision & Enforcement Actions
From the General Counsel
Since her arrival, Administrator Karen Mills has been focused on risk and the elimination of fraud, waste and abuse. Under her leadership the Agency has instituted a three-prong approach to maintaining the integrity of our programs:
- Providing greater focus on preventing fraud or abuse before it happens;
- Continual monitoring of loans in the SBA portfolio; and
- Strengthening our enforcement function by punishing bad actors.
This approach has been extremely successful in our efforts to root out fraud, waste and abuse in government contracting and we are achieving similar results in lender oversight. For example, in the past three fiscal years, we've declined to renew delegated lending authority over 300 times for SBA lenders, where these entities did not meet SBA loan standards. We've also suspended or debarred over 65 loan officers, loan brokers, packagers, and applicants in the 7(a) program.
We also initiated a new "Lender Supervision and Enforcement Task Force" with the aim of originating enhanced supervision and enforcement actions.
To highlight these advancements and in furtherance of the Administration's focus on transparency, we have developed this new page. It logs the number of contracting and lending actions, as well as lists parties alphabetically, for searching ease. We will be updating the page regularly to reflect our continued focus on robust agency enforcement.
Sara D. Lipscomb, General Counsel
SBA Suspension and Debarment Officials
Suspension and Debarment Official for Procurement and Grant Programs
John W. Klein
Associate General Counsel for Procurement Law
John.klein@sba.gov
Suspension and Debarment Official for Lending and Financial Programs
Brent Ciurlino
Director, Credit Risk Management
brent.ciurlino@sba.gov
Enforcement Actions of Note
- SBA Obtains $256K Judgment Against Fraudulent Medico
- Statement from SBA Administrator Karen Mills on the Revocation of EDF's Authority to Participate in the 504 Loan Program
- SBA Revokes Authority of SEM REsource Capital to Participate in the 504 Loan Program
Contracting: Suspensions and Debarments by Year
Fiscal Year | Suspensions | Proposed Debarments | Debarments | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
2010 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
2011 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 32 |
2012 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 28 |
2013 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 18 |
2014 | ||||
Total | 38 | 47 | 15 | 100 |
Lending: Suspensions and Debarments by Year
Fiscal Year | Applicants | Agent | Loan Officers | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | 27 | 27 | ||
2010 | 17 | 17 | ||
2011 | 12 | 1 | 13 | |
2012 | 7 | 7 | 14 | |
2013 | 9 | 8 | 17 | |
2014 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
Total | 75 | 17 | 1 | 93 |
To report fraud waste and abuse, visit the Office of Inspector General Hotline
- article
Contracting Search: Suspensions and...
Locate those who have been suspended and/or debarred from doing business with the federal government.
- article
Lending Search: Suspensions and Debarments
Locate those who have been suspended and/or debarred from doing business with the federal government.
- article
Narratives: Suspensions and Debarments
Read more about entities and individuals who have been suspended and/or debarred, by SBA's contracting offices, from doing business with the federal government.
Sign up for e-mail updates.