SOURCE RIGHTS AND ATTRIBUTION

Source: U.S. Small Business Administration, 7(a) & 504 FOIA data catalog,
specifically the 7(a) FY2020-present file. The publisher labels this dataset
U.S. Government Works. The catalog page, full CSV and official data
dictionary are captured with download URLs, retrieval times and SHA-256
hashes in each raw snapshot.

- Catalog and license: https://data.sba.gov/dataset/7a-504-foia
- Dictionary: https://data.sba.gov/sites/default/files/uploaded_resources/7a_504_foia_data_dictionary.xlsx

The factual government records can be reused, including in commercial
derived datasets. Credit SBA; do not imply agency endorsement or claim
exclusive ownership of the underlying government facts. No logos or
third-party website content are incorporated into normalized records.

Modifications: fiscal- or calendar-year selection by ApprovalDate, column names,
whitespace, ISO dates, exact decimal amounts, explicit boolean values,
status decoding, and conservative name/address groups. Original source
bytes and row references are retained internally.

This is a historical lending dataset. It does not certify borrowers'
current operations, creditworthiness, revenue, contact consent or loan
performance. EXEMPT denotes a disclosure exemption, not a credit rating.