NAICS 511110 · Information
SBA loans for newspaper publishers
205 SBA loans worth $77.5M have been approved in this industry since FY2010 - the #537 most-financed NAICS code in the country.
Median loan
$148,500
-18% vs all industries
Typical range
$20K-$943K
Middle 80%
Median rate
6.00%
7(a) initial note rate
Median term
10 yr
Charge-off rate
5.6%
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
| Lender | Loans | Approved | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Story Bank d/b/a Story Financial Partners | 1 | $4.9M | |
| Centennial Bank | 1 | $4.8M | |
| Webster Bank | 1 | $4.2M | |
| Bank of Hope | 6 | $3.8M | |
| Byline Bank | 1 | $3.1M | |
| The Huntington National Bank | 9 | $3.0M | |
| Wells Fargo Bank | 7 | $3.0M | |
| BMO Bank | 2 | $2.8M | |
| Truist Bank | 5 | $2.7M | |
| Peoples Bank | 2 | $2.5M |
Geography
Where these loans were made
| State | Loans | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 15 | |
| Texas | 14 | |
| New York | 13 | |
| California | 12 | |
| Washington | 11 | |
| Utah | 7 | |
| Florida | 7 | |
| Ohio | 7 |
Approvals by fiscal year
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Loan count. Final bar is a partial fiscal year.
Loan sizes
- Under $50K24%
- $50K - $150K26%
- $150K - $350K23%
- $350K - $1M18%
- $1M - $2M5%
- Over $2M4%
Nearby
Other information industries
Motion Picture and Video Production1,972 · $85,000Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services1,626 · $157,250Software Publishers791 · $100,000All Other Telecommunications552 · $181,000All Other Information Services418 · $139,200Motion Picture Theaters381 · $487,900Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals371 · $63,200Sound Recording Studios352 · $125,000
Common questions
- How much do SBA lenders typically lend to a newspaper publishers business?
- The median SBA approval in NAICS 511110 is $148,500, with the middle 80% of loans between $20,000 and $943,000. Across all industries the median is $180,000.
- Which lenders are most active in newspaper publishers?
- By dollars approved: Story Bank d/b/a Story Financial Partners, Centennial Bank, Webster Bank, Bank of Hope, Byline 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 newspaper publishers considered a risky industry by SBA lenders?
- Of FY2010-FY2019 approvals in this industry that have reached a terminal status, 5.6% were charged off, versus 7.6% across all SBA lending. That is close to average.
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