{"data":{"id":"us/13-cfr-120.181","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"13 CFR 120.181","heading":"Status of Lenders and CDCs.","body":"Lenders, CDCs and their contractors are independent contractors that are responsible for their own actions with respect to a 7(a) or 504 loan. SBA has no responsibility or liability for any claim by a borrower, guarantor or other party alleging injury as a result of any allegedly wrongful action taken by a Lender, CDC or an employee, agent, or contractor of a Lender or CDC.","path":["Title 13—Business Credit and Assistance","CHAPTER I—SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION","PART 120—BUSINESS LOANS","Subpart A—Policies Applying to All Business Loans"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-13.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:18Z","sha256":"ac1ac2ede49b402ca4e1447bedd2cd43f4a25418689d5c729ad989416c25530c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/13-cfr-120.180","next":"us/13-cfr-120.190"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}