Product Updates

General Updates

Reminder: Join Us for the SPARK AI Open Beta Webinar

Earlier this week, we announced our AI Open Beta Program . You’re invited to join a webinar on Thursday, October 9th at 11:00 AM CT , where we’ll demo...

October 3, 2025

General Updates

Introducing SPARK’s AI Open Beta Program

Valued SPARK Community Members, Over the past several months, we’ve been working behind the scenes of SPARK to find useful and helpful places to incorporate...

October 1, 2025

Release Notes API Application/Intake SBA Underwriting

SPARK 8.2.2 Release Notes

The SPARK 8.2.2 release is planned for Saturday, October 4th. This update includes to Guarantor Analysis and E-Tran Integration improvements. The maintenance window will occur from 11:00 PM CT on Saturday, October 4th through 9:00 AM CT on Sunday, October 5th.

September 26, 2025

SBA

SBA and SPARK Update to Guaranty Fees for FY26

The SBA has updated the Guaranty Fee for SBA 7(a) loans, effective October 1, 2025 . You can reference the SBA's official information notice here . Starting...

September 23, 2025

Maintenance

Upcoming SPARK Maintenance

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

September 17, 2025

SBA

SBA Update to Guaranty Fees for FY26

The SBA has updated the Guaranty Fee for SBA 7(a) loans, effective October 1, 2025. You can reference the SBA's official information notice here. The SPARK team is aware of the changes described in this notice and are working to implement them before they go into effect. We’ll provide additional details in an upcoming announcement later this month.

September 3, 2025

Release Notes Application/Intake SBA Underwriting

SPARK 8.2.1 Release Notes

The SPARK 8.2.1 release is planned for Saturday, August 30th. This update includes new line item validations in Document Analysis and additional SPARK AI capabilities. The maintenance window will occur from 11:00 PM CT on Saturday, August 30th through 9:00 AM CT on Sunday, August 31st.

August 21, 2025

Maintenance

Upcoming SPARK Maintenance

Your SPARK environment will undergo routine maintenance from Saturday, August 16th at 10:00 PM CT through Sunday, August 17th at 10:00 AM CT . During this...

August 13, 2025

Release Notes Administration API Application/Intake Applicant Portal General Updates SBA Underwriting

SPARK 8.2.0 Release Notes & Webinar

The SPARK 8.2.0 release is planned for Saturday, August 2nd. This update includes integrated SAM.gov Exclusion Checks, a new SPARK Knowledge Assistant...

July 24, 2025

Maintenance

Upcoming SPARK Maintenance

Your SPARK environment will undergo routine maintenance from Saturday, July 19th at 10:00 PM CT through Sunday, July 20th at 10:00 AM CT . During this...

July 16, 2025