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                    &lt;span class=&quot;date-display-single&quot;&gt;March 16, 2009&lt;/span&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class=&quot;field-body&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Programs are part of a package of government actions by the Treasury Department and Small Business Administration (SBA) on March 16, 2009 to promote small business lending.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;These measures include:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull; Eliminating borrower and lender fees for SBA-backed 504 loans, which combines government-backed loans with private mortgage loans to support community development.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull; Eliminating up-front fees for SBA 7(a) loans. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull; Providing rebates for loan fees paid since February 17th.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull; Expediting future SBA loan processing.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull; Requiring the 21 biggest banks receiving federal money must compile monthly reports on their levels of small business lending.&amp;nbsp; The Treasury department also calls on all banks to report on their small business lending quarterly, rather than annually.&lt;/p&gt;
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                    &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.treasury.gov/press/releases/tg58.htm&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Treasury Announcement 3/16/2009&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/reports/tg58_smallbiz_qa.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Program Q &amp;amp; A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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                    &lt;p&gt;Costs of provisions are unknown.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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