Product Updates

Release Notes Application/Intake Closing/Funding SBA Underwriting

SPARK 8.3.0 Release Notes

The SPARK 8.3.0 release is planned for Wednesday, September 30th at 11:00 PM CT. This release includes bringing SPARK up to date with SOP 50 10 8.1 and SBA FY27 Guaranty Fee Waivers. View the complete release notes announcement to watch a video recording demonstrating the SBA updates in this release.

September 24, 2026

Maintenance

Upcoming SPARK Maintenance

SPARK will undergo routine maintenance from Saturday, September 19th at 10:00 PM CT through Sunday, September 20th at 10:00 AM CT . During this period, your...

September 16, 2026

Release Notes API Application/Intake Closing/Funding Underwriting

SPARK 8.2.9 Release Notes

The SPARK 8.2.9 release is planned for Saturday, September 12th. This update adds a new Reg B calendar-day underwriting metric to the reporting API and extends webhook events to referred packages. The maintenance window will occur from 11:00 PM CT on Saturday, September 12th through 9:00 AM CT on Sunday, September 13th.

September 4, 2026

Maintenance

Upcoming SPARK Maintenance

SPARK will undergo routine maintenance from Saturday, August 15th at 10:00 PM CT through Sunday, August 16th at 10:00 AM CT . During this period, your SPARK...

August 12, 2026

General Updates

Portfolio Management: General Availability this September

SPARK has always been where your SBA loans begin: borrowers, guarantors, financial analysis, collateral analysis, and documentation, all built and organized...

August 11, 2026

Maintenance

Upcoming SPARK Maintenance

SPARK will undergo routine maintenance from Saturday, July 18th at 10:00 PM CT through Sunday, July 19th at 10:00 AM CT . During this period, your SPARK...

July 15, 2026

Release Notes API Application/Intake Underwriting

SPARK 8.2.8 Release Notes

The SPARK 8.2.8 release is planned for Friday, July 17th. This update introduces versioned personal debt schedules, more control over how Document Analysis results are applied, and new fields in the SPARK reporting and import APIs. The maintenance window will occur from 11:00 PM CT on Friday, July 17th through 9:00 AM CT on Saturday, July 18th.

July 13, 2026

SBA

SBA Franchise Directory Update

As of June 30th, the SBA's deadline for franchise re-certification has passed. Brands that did not complete the new SBA Franchisor Certification have been...

July 6, 2026

Maintenance

Upcoming SPARK Maintenance

Your SPARK environment will undergo routine maintenance from Saturday, June 20th at 10:00 PM CT through Sunday, June 21st at 10:00 AM CT . During this...

June 17, 2026

Application/Intake Closing/Funding General Updates Underwriting

Stop classifying documents one by one. Auto-Classification is here.

Documentation is the backbone of every SBA loan, and SPARK has always kept it organized: every document lands in the right placeholder, and your whole team...

June 16, 2026