SBA Tweak: Sharing Loan Data to Stop Improper Payments
Published Date: 9/3/2026
Notice
Summary
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA, "the Agency") is modifying the system of records for the Disaster Loans Case Files, SBA 20 to add a new routine use that allows information in each system to be disclosed to the Department of the Treasury for purposes of identifying, preventing, or recouping improper payments through Treasury's Do Not Pay Working System. Additional changes are proposed to reflect technical updates to the system. This system of records is used to maintain information on applicants, borrowers, principals, guarantors, and recipients of disaster home and business loans, advances, and grants.
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SBA Shares Disaster Loan Records with Treasury
If you applied for or received an SBA disaster home or business loan, advance, or grant, SBA can disclose your records to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Do Not Pay Working System to identify, prevent, or recoup improper payments. Records that can be shared include name, address, date of birth, Social Security or tax identification number, bank and credit information, FEMA registration number, and loan or grant details. This new routine use is effective October 5, 2026.
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