SBA Form 159D FEE DISCLOSURE FORM AND COMPENSATION AGREEMENT

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FEE DISCLOSURE FORM AND COMPENSATION AGREEMENT
For Agent Services In Connection With an SBA Disaster Assistance Loan
POLICIES AND REGULATIONS CONCERNING REPRESENTATIVES AND THEIR FEES
Purpose of this form: Section 13 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. § 642) requires that an SBA loan applicant
(“Applicant”) identify the names of persons engaged by or on behalf of the Applicant for the purpose of expediting
the application and the fees paid or to be paid to any such person. Specifically, 13 C.F.R. 103.5 requires any Agent
to execute and provide to SBA a compensation agreement showing the compensation charged for services rendered
or to be rendered to the Applicant or lender in any matter involving SBA assistance. “Agent” includes a loan
packager, referral agent, broker, accountant, attorney, consultant or any other party that receives compensation from
representing an Applicant or lender in connection with an SBA loan. The rules governing compensation of Agents
in connection with a (either “Disaster” or “an SBA”) loan are codified in 13 C.F.R. Part 103 and may be found at:
https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=8cb6d33c1c24d7b61b9e97164a7109e3&mc=true&node=pt13.1.103&rgn=div5

SBA does not require an Applicant to engage the services of any Agent to file an application or close a loan. No
fees or compensation will be reimbursed or paid by SBA to any Agent. If an Applicant chooses to employ an
Agent, the compensation an Agent charges to and that is paid by the Applicant must bear a necessary and
reasonable relationship to the services actually performed and must be comparable to those charged by other
Agents in the geographical area. Compensation cannot be contingent on loan approval. In addition,
compensation must not include any expenses which are deemed by SBA to be unreasonable or that are prohibited
by SBA rules or SOP 50-30. If the compensation is determined by SBA to be unreasonable the Agent must reduce
the compensation to an amount SBA deems reasonable, refund to the Applicant any sum in excess of the amount
SBA deems reasonable, and refrain from charging or collecting directly or indirectly from the Applicant an
amount in excess of the amount SBA deems reasonable. If the compensation is not permitted by SBA rules or
SOP 50-30, the Agent must cancel the compensation, or refund to the applicant any portion the Applicant already
paid. Violation by an Agent of any of these rules may result in SBA’s suspension or revocation of the Agent’s
privilege of conducting business with SBA.
The following are not considered Agents for purposes of this form and, therefore, are not required to complete
this form: 1) Applicant’s accountant for the preparation of financial statements or tax returns required by the
Applicant in the normal course of business and not related to the loan application; 2) Any professional retained by
Applicant for services required by the Applicant in the normal course of business and not related to the
application or loan closing. In addition, direct costs associated with document preparation in connection with the
loan closing do not need to be reported in this Agreement.
Instructions for completing this form: This form must be completed in connection with a loan application if the
Applicant has paid (or will be paying) compensation to an Agent in excess of the following amounts: $500 for a
disaster home loan; and $2500 for a disaster business loan. If the compensation exceeds these amounts, the Agent
must also provide an itemization and justification of the services performed.
There must be a separate, completed Agreement for each Agent compensated by the Applicant. If the
certifications are made by a legal entity other than an individual (e.g., corporation, limited liability company),
execution of the certification must be in the legal entity’s name by a duly authorized officer or other
representative of the entity; if by a partnership, execution of the certification must be in the partnership’s name by
a general partner.
Return completed form to: Disaster Processing and Disbursement Center at 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth,
TX 76155-2243, by email at [email protected], or online at MySBA Loan Portal.

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Loan applicant name:
Business Name (if different from Loan Applicant):

System of Records Notification: Information obtained from this form is part of the Agency’s Privacy Act Systems of
Records (SOR), Disaster Loans Case Files – SBA 20, and subsequently moved to Loans Systems SBA 21 (SOR 21) (and
may become part of SBA’s System of Records for Suspension and Debarment Files SBA 36.) The information contained
in the system of records may be used, disclosed, or referred as a routine matter in certain circumstances, including:
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To the Federal, State, local or foreign agency or professional organization which investigates, prosecutes or
enforces violations of statutes, rules, regulations or orders, or which undertakes procurement of goods or services,
when SBA determines that disclosure will promote programmatic integrity or protect the public interest.

See 86 FR 64979 (November 19, 2021) for additional routine uses.
Agent’s Agreement and Certifications: By signing this form, the undersigned Agent agrees that it has not and will
not directly or indirectly charge or receive any payment in connection with the application for or making of the SBA
loan except for services actually performed on behalf of Applicant and identified in this form. The undersigned Agent
certifies that the information provided in this form accurately describes the type of services it has provided to the
Applicant and that the compensation described in this form is the only compensation that has been charged to or
received from the Applicant or that will be charged to the Applicant for services covered by this form. The
undersigned Agent further certifies that neither it nor any of the principals of its organization are presently debarred,
suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction
by any Federal department or Agency. WARNING: False certifications can result in criminal prosecution under
18 U.S.C. § 1001 and other penalties provided under law.
Type of services Agent provided to applicant:
□ Loan packaging

□ Financial statements or tax
returns prepared specifically for
the application

Total compensation charged to applicant:

□ Legal services performed
specifically for loan closing

□ Other (describe):

$

The Agent must attach a separate schedule itemizing 1) services performed, and 2) the hourly rate and the
number of hours billed for thatservice.
Agent Name and Signature:

By

(Signature of agent)

(Date)
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(Phone number of Agent)

(Name of agent – please print)

(Business name of agent – please print)
(Business address of agent including zip code)

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Applicant’s certification: The undersigned Applicant certifies to SBA that the above representations and amounts are
the only amounts paid (or that will be paid) by the Applicant in connection with the services covered by this form and are
satisfactory to the Applicant. The Applicant further certifies that a separate compensation agreement (SBA Form 159D)
has been executed for all Agents, as defined above, involved with this loan. WARNING: False certifications can

result in criminal prosecution under 18 U.S.C. § 1001 and other penalties provided under law.
By:
(Applicant’s name)

(Signature of authorized representative, if applicable)

(Applicant’s name -- please print)

(Name of authorized representative – please print)

(Date)

PLEASE NOTE: The estimated burden for completion of this Form 159D is 5 minutes per response, including time to review instructions and compile information.
You are not required to respond to this information collection unless it displays a currently valid OMB approval number. Comments or questions on the burden estimate
should be sent to U.S. Small Business Administration, Director, Record Management Division, 409 Third Street SW, Washington, D.C. 20416, and SBA Desk Officer,
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10202, Washington, D. C. 20503.
PLEASE DO NOT SEND FORMS TO THESE ADDRESSES.

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