<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>C-PACE Desk — specialty program financing</title><description>Independent C-PACE guidance for commercial property owners and developers — current program terms, state-by-state coverage, and the capital providers who actually fund deals. We also place USDA B&amp;I and SBA 504 where those fit the project better.</description><link>https://cpacedesk.com/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>The SBA stopped allowing MCA refinancing in 2025. Brokers are still selling it.</title><link>https://cpacedesk.com/guides/sba-mca-refinance-rule/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cpacedesk.com/guides/sba-mca-refinance-rule/</guid><description>SOP 50 10 8 made merchant cash advances and factoring agreements ineligible for 7(a) refinancing on 1 June 2025. Here is what the rule says, why the SBA made it, and what actually remains open to a business carrying MCA debt.</description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>