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Who is eligible to apply: High school seniors attending a South Dakota High School who have been accepted into a business/finance program at an accredited, post-secondary institution in South Dakota and have a GPA of 3.5 or greater. Deadline: March 31, 2023 For more details and to apply: Click Here for Application Form If you… Read more »

FDDC will celebrate 40 years of delivering affordable financing to South Dakota businesses in 2023. While the faces of those doing the work of First District have changed over the years, First District’s focus has not – putting the borrower FIRST. We are looking forward to another year of partnering with South Dakota lenders and… Read more »

As the saying goes, “Gratitude is like gravy – put it on everything!” So we pour out our thanks to you for choosing FDDC as your lending partner and resource for South Dakota’s new and expanding business financing. Your patronage and loyalty keeps FDDC thriving and makes our line of work a pleasure each day…. Read more »

In this time of many uncertainties, you can count on this – Relationships amongst South Dakota’s longstanding economic playmaker’s SBA 504 FIXED interest rates Tried >> Relationships – FDDC has been a Certified Development Company (CDC) since 1983. Currently, combined, our team has over 24 years of experience navigating SBA’s red tape and lending to… Read more »

Who you gonna call? FIRST DISTRICT! Partnering with FDDC via the SBA 504 loan program will allow all of your credit boxes to be checked. The following are a few examples of issues the partner 504 loan will resolve: ˜˜Client is unable to meet your equity injection requirements With the SBA 504 loan involved, a… Read more »

Effective October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023 – SBA has set the SBA Guarantee Fee to 0%. Previously, this fee was .5%. The Guarantee Fee is part of the upfront 504 loan origination fees charged to the small business client and financed by the SBA 504 loan. This is great news for small business… Read more »

Work with FDDC on 504 projects and receive SBA’s approval in 1/2 the time! SBA has granted FDDC authority to underwrite and approve 504 loan applications in the amount of $500,000 or less (total project could be $1.2 million) >> Includes both regular SBA 504 loan applications and SBA 504 refinance applications Approved credits are… Read more »

Did you know one or multiple SBA 504 projects can account for the $5 million maximum* SBA allows to be loaned out to each small business (including its affiliates). That’s Right! If a small business has outstanding SBA debt, but the total outstanding balance is less than $5 million – one or more SBA 504… Read more »

Have a loan with a balloon payment coming due and/or with a variable interest rate? The SBA 504 loan program permits refinancing an existing loan in place when, at minimum, 85% of the original loan proceeds were used to finance fixed assets. The SBA 504 Refinance loan is afforded the same great perks as the… Read more »

From the Board of Directors –Paula Hulscher has spent 27 years at First District Development Company (FDDC ), and she will be greatly missed by everyone from staff to board members and all of the many businesses she has served and supported over these last many years. Over the course of the last 10 years… Read more »