In addition to surpassing the $100 billion mark in 2025 for small business lending and SBIC investment, the Trump SBA guaranteed a record $10.6 billion through our Surety Bond Guarantee Program to ...

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Surety bonds protect interests in contracts, ensuring funds are available if obligations are unmet. They differ from investment bonds, focusing on guaranteeing contract fulfillment rather than earning ...

It is in this context that surety bonds have begun to attract attention—not as a financial innovation, but as a structural rethinking of how project risk is allocated.