The Welsh Government may wish to consider if the proposed
guarantee fee is an appropriate reward for the risks taken on.
Chase will also waive: the origination fee for instalment loans; the appraisal fee - up to USD5, 000 - for loans on owner-occupied real estate; the SBA Express
guarantee fee for loans of USD150,000 to the program's maximum of USD350,000 and the first-year annual fee for a business line of credit.
That number is net of the "legislated 10-basis-point
guarantee fee remitted to Treasury as part of the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011," Freddie said.
What's more, the
guarantee fee is assessed only on the assets they move to the income segment.
Legal entities and individuals who will deposit the
guarantee fee of 10% of the starting price in the bank account, except for legal entities registered in off-shores or having stakeholders registered in off-shores and having more than 50% of shares in this legal entity, are eligible to take part in the competition.
Moreover, a market based
guarantee fee will be paid by lenders and the level of
guarantee fee will take into account the expectation that the creditworthiness of CPPA will improve in the medium term, guaranteed loans may be denominated in local currency, hence mitigating the FX risk as well as the risk related to market distortion.
Finally, the new scheme aligns the
guarantee fee to the remuneration structure set out in the Commission guidance communication on state aid to overcome the financial crisis.
This competition has pushed the
guarantee fee down to only 1% of issuance value, far less than the non-performing-loan ratio of 2-3%.
For example, a small business borrowing $1 million dollars to purchase a building through the 7A Loan Program prior to the economic stimulus bill would have paid an SBA
guarantee fee of $26,250.
The reduction of the
guarantee fee can be applied for a maximum period of two years for loan guarantees contracted no later than 31 December 2010.
Instead of having to hand over a full five or 10% cash deposit, buyers pay a
guarantee fee which is, typically, cheaper than the cost of high street borrowing.
If you can get the local government to be your advocate and use a "guarantee" company, you may be able to obtain financing locally, though the
guarantee fee may increase your borrowing rate by 2 or 3 percent.