registered, or disbursed and not registered, may be amended to the new 15 year term. Maximum interest rate and fees
• The maximum interest rate for term loans continues at prime + 3% (or the single family residential
mortgage rate + 3%);
• The 2% registration fee continues to apply;
• The 1.25% annual administration fee applied to the end-of-month loan balances continues to
be in effect.
Registration: The period to register a term loan has been increased from three to six months from the
date of the first loan disbursement.
Implementation: If a loan was disbursed prior to July 4, 2022 and has not been registered, the loan may
be registered within the 6 month period described above.
Security
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For real property and equipment term loans, a lender must continue to take security in the
assets financed.
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For leasehold improvement, computer software, website, intangible assets and working capital
costs, a lender must take security in any assets of the small business for the value of the loan
(e.g., a General Security Agreement).
Implementation: These new security provisions described above apply only to term loans that are
disbursed on or after July 4, 2022.
Default: Default occurs when a borrower fails to comply with a material term of the loan agreement
(e.g., failure to make a payment). When this happens, lenders will no longer be required to give a
borrower a notice of default AND a demand for repayment.
The lender will only need to provide the borrower with a demand for repayment of the outstanding
loan amount within a specified period of time. The claim must be submitted within 60 months after the
day on which the last payment on the loan is received.
Implementation: This new requirement applies to term loans registered after July 4, 2022 and currently
registered CSBFP term loans for which the last loan payment is after July 4, 2022.