SBA's Do Not Pay Tango: Fraud Prevention Bureaucracy Boogie
Published Date: 9/11/2026
Notice
Summary
The Small Business Administration (SBA) is updating its program that checks records against the Treasury’s Do Not Pay list to stop wrong payments and catch fraud before money is given out. This change affects SBA benefit programs and will run from October 2026 through September 2029. If you want to share your thoughts, you have until October 8, 2026, to comment—helping keep taxpayer dollars safe and sound!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
SBA Uses Do Not Pay to Verify Applicants
If you apply for or receive SBA funds (for programs listed in the appendix such as 7(a), 504, EIDL, PPP forgiveness, Restaurant Revitalization, Shuttered Venue Operators, Microloan, SBIC, Surety Bond guarantees), the SBA will compare your records with the Department of the Treasury's Do Not Pay (DNP) Working System to verify pre-award or prepayment eligibility. This matching begins 30 days after publication (effective October 11, 2026) and continues through September 10, 2029. If DNP finds a potential match, SBA will be notified and will review the information to determine whether additional action (including preventing improper payments or conducting recovery activities) is needed.
Extensive Personal and Business Data Shared
If you apply for or receive SBA funds from the listed programs, SBA will share many types of your personal and business records with the DNP Working System for matching. The categories explicitly include name, address, date of birth, Social Security or tax identification number, telephone number, bank and credit information, SBA application and loan numbers, loan terms and payment history, and other financial and business records; this sharing is part of the matching program effective October 11, 2026 through September 10, 2029.
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