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NAICS 424130 · Wholesale

SBA loans for industrial and personal service paper merchant wholesalers

319 SBA loans worth $231.1M have been approved in this industry since FY2010 - the #439 most-financed NAICS code in the country.

Median loan

$250,000

+39% vs all industries

Typical range

$30K-$2.1M

Middle 80%

Median rate

6.75%

7(a) initial note rate

Median term

10 yr

Charge-off rate

7.0%

vs 7.6% all industries

Source: U.S. Small Business Administration, SBA 7(a) and 504 FOIA data, as of 2026-06-30. Approvals from FY2010 onward. How we calculate this.

Lenders

Most active in this industry

Geography

Where these loans were made

An SBA 7(a) lender for loans this size

59% of the SBA loans approved in industrial and personal service paper merchant wholesalers since FY2010 were under $350,000. SmartBiz makes SBA 7(a) loans up to $500,000. It is shown here as a separate, labelled option, outside the data rankings on this page. You apply on their site - we do not take applications and never see your information.

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Approvals by fiscal year

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Loan count. Final bar is a partial fiscal year.

Loan sizes

  • Under $50K
    16%
  • $50K - $150K
    22%
  • $150K - $350K
    22%
  • $350K - $1M
    16%
  • $1M - $2M
    13%
  • Over $2M
    12%

Nearby

Other wholesale industries

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Common questions

How much do SBA lenders typically lend to a industrial and personal service paper merchant wholesalers business?
The median SBA approval in NAICS 424130 is $250,000, with the middle 80% of loans between $30,000 and $2,106,000. Across all industries the median is $180,000.
Which lenders are most active in industrial and personal service paper merchant wholesalers?
By dollars approved: Banesco USA, Empire State Certified Development Corporation, California Statewide Certified Development Corporation, Wells Fargo Bank, U.S. Bank. A lender's experience in your NAICS code matters - underwriters who have seen a hundred deals like yours ask better questions and move faster.
Is industrial and personal service paper merchant wholesalers considered a risky industry by SBA lenders?
Of FY2010-FY2019 approvals in this industry that have reached a terminal status, 7.0% were charged off, versus 7.6% across all SBA lending. That is close to average.

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