Areas Served: Bulloch, Burke, Columbia, Emanuel, Glascock, Greene, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Screven, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington, and Wilkes counties.


Maximum Loan: Up to $150,000 our portion ($250,000 in some instances).

Project size can vary.

Eligible Area: Business must be in the following counties in East Central Georgia: Bulloch, Burke, Columbia, Emanuel, Glascock, Greene, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Screven, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington, and Wilkes.

Business with an Augusta or Martinez mailing address are not eligible because those areas are not defined as rural by USDA.

Who is the Lender: CSRA Business Lending is the lender.

Funds come from a funding partnership CSRA has with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development Agency to make businesses loans in rural communities.

Purpose: Can be used for most purposes including land, building, equipment, inventory, working capital, vehicles, and business acquisitions.

Structure: Typical structure is Bank 45% in a first mortgage or lien, CSRA Business Lending 45% (up to $250,000) in second mortgage or lien.

Business usually has to put down 10%.

Down Payment: Usually the minimum is 10% down.

Collateral: Determined by CSRA’s loan committee.

Usually project collateral stands as collateral for healthy expanding businesses.

Terms/Rates/Fees: Rates usually determined by CSRA’s loan committee.

1% fee charged on all loans.





Contact Information
CSRA Business Lending
Address: 3023 River Watch Parkway
City: Augusta
State: Georgia

Website: http://www.csrabusinesslending.com/resource-loan.shtml

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