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NCUA is planning to hold a webinar jointly with the Small Business Administration and provide additional examiner training and updated exam guidance on SBA programs in coming months, according to the agency's October NCUA Report newsletter.

In the newsletter's Chairman's Corner, NCUA Board Chairman Debbie Matz notes the agency's partnership with SBA to encourage credit unions' use of SBA programs in their member business lending. The piece notes that of 2,250 credit unions offering MBLs, just 367 have outstanding loans with SBA.

NAFCU is also partnering with SBA to promote credit unions' participation in SBA micro-lending. Last week, SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet, NAFCU President and CEO Dan Berger and Regulatory Affairs Counsel PJ Hoffman met at SBA headquarters to discuss the joint effort.

Berger called SBA an important partner for credit unions in meeting the needs of their member small businesses. Each SBA-guaranteed loan dollar issued by a credit union is excluded from the member business loan calculation, helping credit unions maximize their business lending under the current MBL cap (12.25 percent of total assets).