SBA Approves $9 Billion For Hurricane Rebuilding Effort
For those whose application has been approved and who are ready to start rebuilding, the SBA urges you to call its Customer Service Center at 800/659-2955 or e-mail disastercustomerservice@sba.gov and arrange for a loan closing.
Through May 7, the SBA has approved 140,131 disaster loans to homeowners, renters and businesses in the disaster areas, with an approval rate of 42.8 percent. The total includes 120,123 disaster loans for homeowners and renters for $7.14 billion, and 20,008 loans to businesses for $1.94 billion. More than $1.07 billion in loan funds have been disbursed to borrowers.