13 CFR § 114.109 - What if my claim is denied?

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title: "13 CFR § 114.109 - What if my claim is denied?"
title_number: 13
title_name: "Business Credit and Assistance"
section_number: "114.109"
section_name: "What if my claim is denied?"
chapter_name: "SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "114"
part_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS UNDER THE FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT AND REPRESENTATION AND INDEMNIFICATION OF SBA EMPLOYEES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "15 U.S.C. 634 (b)(1), (b)(6); 28 U.S.C. 2672; 28 CFR 14.11."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 2401, Jan. 26, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
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# 114.109 What if my claim is denied?

SBA will notify you or your agent or legal representative in writing by certified or registered mail if it denies your claim. You have a right to file suit in an appropriate U.S. District Court not later than six months after the date the notification was mailed.