CDC/504 Loan Program

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U.S. Small Business Administration program small business financing program

The CDC/504 Loan Program is a U.S. Small Business Administration financing program that provides long-term, fixed-rate loans to small businesses for major fixed assets like real estate and equipment to promote growth and job creation.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
SBA 504 Loan Program	3
Small Business Administration 504 Loan Program	2
504 Loan Program	1
CDC/504 Loan Program canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1808164 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: CDC/504 Loan Program
Context triple: [Microloan Program, relatedTo, CDC/504 Loan Program]

A. Disaster Loan Program
The Disaster Loan Program is a U.S. Small Business Administration initiative that provides low-interest loans to businesses, homeowners, and renters to help them recover from declared disasters.
B. Native American CDFI Assistance Program
The Native American CDFI Assistance Program is a federal initiative that provides financial and technical support to Native American community development financial institutions to promote economic development in Native communities.
C. Lifeline program
The Lifeline program is a U.S. federal initiative that provides discounted phone and broadband services to low-income consumers to help ensure affordable access to communications.
D. Federal Family Education Loan Program
The Federal Family Education Loan Program was a U.S. government-backed student loan system in which private lenders issued education loans that were guaranteed and subsidized by the federal government.
E. Section 108 Loan Guarantee program
The Section 108 Loan Guarantee program is a U.S. federal financing tool that allows local governments to leverage future Community Development Block Grant funds to support large-scale community and economic development projects, such as housing, infrastructure, and job creation.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: CDC/504 Loan Program
Target entity description: The CDC/504 Loan Program is a U.S. Small Business Administration financing program that provides long-term, fixed-rate loans to small businesses for major fixed assets like real estate and equipment to promote growth and job creation.

A. Disaster Loan Program
The Disaster Loan Program is a U.S. Small Business Administration initiative that provides low-interest loans to businesses, homeowners, and renters to help them recover from declared disasters.
B. Native American CDFI Assistance Program
The Native American CDFI Assistance Program is a federal initiative that provides financial and technical support to Native American community development financial institutions to promote economic development in Native communities.
C. Lifeline program
The Lifeline program is a U.S. federal initiative that provides discounted phone and broadband services to low-income consumers to help ensure affordable access to communications.
D. Federal Family Education Loan Program
The Federal Family Education Loan Program was a U.S. government-backed student loan system in which private lenders issued education loans that were guaranteed and subsidized by the federal government.
E. Section 108 Loan Guarantee program
The Section 108 Loan Guarantee program is a U.S. federal financing tool that allows local governments to leverage future Community Development Block Grant funds to support large-scale community and economic development projects, such as housing, infrastructure, and job creation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. Small Business Administration program ⓘ small business financing program ⓘ
administeredBy	U.S. Small Business Administration ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	504 Loan Program ⓘ linked to: CDC/504 Loan Program SBA 504 Loan Program ⓘ linked to: CDC/504 Loan Program
backedBy	SBA-guaranteed debentures ⓘ
benefit	below-market fixed interest rates compared to many conventional loans ⓘ long repayment terms ⓘ reduced borrower equity contribution ⓘ
component	CDC portion funded through SBA-guaranteed debenture sales ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
designedFor	fixed asset projects with long useful life ⓘ
downPaymentRequirement	typically lower than conventional commercial loans ⓘ
eligibility	business must be for-profit ⓘ must meet SBA small business size standards ⓘ project must create or retain jobs or meet public policy goals ⓘ
finances	long-term machinery and equipment ⓘ major fixed assets ⓘ owner-occupied commercial real estate ⓘ
focus	economic development ⓘ owner-occupied property ⓘ
goal	encourage private sector investment ⓘ support community economic development ⓘ
interestRateType	fixed rate ⓘ
involves	Certified Development Company ⓘ third-party lender ⓘ
loanType	long-term loan ⓘ
purpose	promote small business growth ⓘ provide long-term fixed-rate financing for major fixed assets ⓘ support job creation ⓘ
regulator	U.S. Small Business Administration ⓘ
requires	participation of a Certified Development Company ⓘ
restriction	generally cannot be used for debt consolidation ⓘ generally cannot be used for inventory ⓘ generally cannot be used for working capital ⓘ
sector	small business lending ⓘ
supports	capital investment by small businesses ⓘ
targetBeneficiary	small businesses ⓘ
typicalBorrower	owner-operator of a small business ⓘ
typicalStructure	SBA-backed CDC loan in second lien position ⓘ bank or private lender in first lien position ⓘ
useOfProceeds	construction of new facilities ⓘ purchase of existing buildings ⓘ purchase of land ⓘ purchase of long-term equipment ⓘ purchase of long-term machinery ⓘ renovation or modernization of facilities ⓘ