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• Through early February, our flagship 7(a) loan program, which is used mainly for business operations, . approved 28 percent more loans than in the same period in 2004. Even better, we are now operating this program on a zero-subsidy rate, ensuring long-term stability of the program without requiring a taxpayer subsidy. Last year the SBA backed a record number of loans to women, minorities and veterans. This year, we project another record for the program with up to $16 billion in loan guarantees available to small businesses at no cost to the American public.
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