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SBA Approves Governor Rendell's Disaster Assistance Request for Columbia County
Declaration Makes Assistance Available to Victims in Surrounding
Counties
HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G.
Rendell announced today that the U.S. Small Business Administration has
approved his request for disaster assistance for damages caused by a fire
on Oct. 25 in Bloomsburg, Columbia County.
The disaster declaration makes assistance available to fire victims in
Columbia, Luzerne, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill and
Sullivan counties.
"This is welcome news for the families and businesses impacted by this
fire," Governor Rendell said. "Many residents lost homes and their
livelihoods in the fire, and a number of the victims lack the resources to
cover these losses. SBA assistance can provide low interest loans to help
individuals and businesses recover."
Low-interest loans of up to $200,000 are available to homeowners to
repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate. SBA regulations permit
loans up to $40,000 to repair or replace personal property.
Interest rates are as low as 2.56 percent for homeowners and renters,
and 4 percent for businesses, with terms up to 30 years. Loan amounts and
terms are set by the SBA and are based on each applicant's financial
qualifications.
The SBA disaster loan outreach center will be located at the Columbia
County Main Street Annex Office Building, Second Floor - 11 W. Main St.,
Bloomsburg, PA 17815.
The outreach center will be open on Tuesday, Nov. 10 from 8 a.m. until
4:30 p.m.; closed on Wednesday, Nov. 11 (in observance of Veterans Day);
open again on Thursday, Nov. 12 and Friday, Nov. 13 from 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 14 from 9 a.m. to noon; and Monday, Nov. 16 from 8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
SBA customer service representatives will be on hand at the disaster
loan outreach center to issue loan applications, answer questions about the
disaster loan program, explain the application process and help individuals
to complete their applications.
Individuals and businesses unable to visit the center in person may
obtain information and loan applications by calling the SBA's Customer
Service Center at 1-800-659-2955 (1-800-877-8339 for the hearing impaired),
Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., EDT, or by sending an e-mail
to disastercustomerservice@sba.gov.
Business loan applications can also be downloaded from the SBA Web site
at http://www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance. Completed applications should
be returned to the center or mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration,
Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX
76155.
Victims may apply for disaster loans from SBA's secure Web site at
https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/.
More information on disaster assistance in Pennsylvania is available at
http://www.pema.state.pa.us by clicking on "Disaster Assistance" in the left-hand
column.
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