SBA Patches Error in Privacy Rules for Payment Checks
Published Date: 9/24/2026
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Summary
The Small Business Administration fixed a mistake in a recent notice about a program that checks benefit records against the Treasury’s Do Not Pay list to stop improper payments. This update adds missing details about the privacy rules protecting your info. If you’re involved with SBA benefits, this means better accuracy and privacy safeguards starting now, with no new costs announced.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
SBA Records Matched with Treasury DNP
The Small Business Administration is modifying a computerized matching program that compares SBA benefits program records with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Do Not Pay (DNP) Working System. This matching program was described in an SBA Federal Register notice published September 11, 2026 and the correction was filed September 23, 2026.
Privacy Routine Use Added to SBA Loan Records
The correction adds the routine use from OMB Memorandum M-25-32 to the Privacy Act systems of records identified as SBA 20—Disaster Loans Case Files and SBA 21—Loan System, which were published September 3, 2026 (91 FR 56700 and 91 FR 56703). The correction was published in the Federal Register with the filing date September 23, 2026.
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