SBA 7(a) Loan Data

The SBA's primary lending program — general-purpose business loans up to $5 million for working capital, equipment, real estate, and refinancing. Approximately 50,000 to 60,000 loans approved per year in recent fiscal years, with roughly $31 billion approved in FY2024 alone. We have every 7(a) loan since FY1991.

1.2M+ 7(a) Loans
$31B FY2024 Approved
$5M Max Loan Size
FY1991 Data Start

Sample Fields

Key fields available in the normalized 7(a) dataset — 30+ fields per loan

Field Description Example
BorrState Borrower state TX
GrossApproval Total loan amount approved $350,000
SBAGuaranteedApproval SBA guaranteed portion $262,500
GuarantyPercent Guarantee percentage 75%
NaicsCode 6-digit NAICS industry code 722511
NaicsSector 2-digit NAICS sector name Accommodation & Food
BankName Originating lender name Live Oak Banking Co.
GrossChargeOffAmount Total chargeoff dollars $0
InterestRate Loan interest rate 7.50%
TermInMonths Loan term length 120
LoanStatus Current loan status PIF
JobsSupported Jobs retained or created 12
BusinessAge Age of business at approval Existing, 5+ years
ApprovalDate Date SBA approved the loan 2023-06-15

Analytics Built on 7(a) Data

Pre-computed metrics and interactive dashboards — no data wrangling required

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Chargeoff Rates by NAICS Sector

Which industries lose money? We compute chargeoff rates for every 2-digit NAICS sector across every approval vintage. Accommodation and food services, construction, and retail consistently show the highest loss rates.

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Lender Volume Rankings by State

Who dominates SBA lending in Texas vs. California? Lender league tables ranked by approval volume, loan count, and chargeoff performance — filterable by state, year, and NAICS sector.

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Vintage Performance Curves

Chargeoff rates tracked by approval-year cohort. See how FY2019 loans compare to FY2020 loans at the same seasoning point, and whether post-COVID vintages are normalizing.

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Loan Size Distributions

Histograms and percentile breakdowns of loan amounts by program type, industry, state, and lender. Understand where the concentration is and how it shifts over time.

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Geographic Heatmaps

State-level and county-level maps of 7(a) lending volume, chargeoff rates, and average loan size. Identify geographic concentration risk and underserved markets.

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Approval Trend Analysis

Monthly and quarterly approval volume trends by dollar amount, loan count, and average size. Track SBA lending momentum and policy-driven inflection points.

Secondary Market Coverage

Guaranteed portions of 7(a) loans are pooled and sold to investors — we track that too

SBA 7(a) Secondary Market Pools

When a lender originates a 7(a) loan, the SBA-guaranteed portion (typically 75-85% of the loan) can be sold on the secondary market. These guaranteed pieces are assembled into pools and sold as government-backed securities. Our data tracks which loans were sold, pool assembly details, and settlement information — giving you visibility into the full lifecycle from origination through securitization.

This makes SBA 7(a) data uniquely valuable for fixed-income investors, broker-dealers, and lenders evaluating secondary market execution.

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Normalized loan-level data, NAICS analytics, and lender rankings — ready for your team

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