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NAICS 512110 · Information

SBA loans for motion picture and video production

1,972 SBA loans worth $610.9M have been approved in this industry since FY2010 - the #119 most-financed NAICS code in the country.

Median loan

$85,000

-53% vs all industries

Typical range

$10K-$805K

Middle 80%

Median rate

8.25%

7(a) initial note rate

Median term

10 yr

Charge-off rate

7.5%

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

LenderLoansApprovedShare
Business Finance Capital24$49.8M
Wells Fargo Bank264$34.7M
JPMorgan Chase Bank201$33.5M
Mortgage Capital Development Corporation26$31.0M
CDC Small Business Finance Corp.28$30.0M
U.S. Bank103$25.1M
Newtek Bank62$20.9M
California Statewide Certified Development Corporation15$17.4M
The Huntington National Bank85$16.8M
Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc.27$13.8M

Geography

Where these loans were made

StateLoansShare
California570
New York201
Florida118
Texas86
Ohio76
Illinois63
Pennsylvania61
Massachusetts60

An SBA 7(a) lender for loans this size

78% of the SBA loans approved in motion picture and video production 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
    36%
  • $50K - $150K
    25%
  • $150K - $350K
    18%
  • $350K - $1M
    14%
  • $1M - $2M
    5%
  • Over $2M
    3%

Nearby

Other information industries

See the sector
Computing 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 · $125,000Periodical Publishers334 · $127,250

Common questions

How much do SBA lenders typically lend to a motion picture and video production business?
The median SBA approval in NAICS 512110 is $85,000, with the middle 80% of loans between $10,000 and $805,000. Across all industries the median is $180,000.
Which lenders are most active in motion picture and video production?
By dollars approved: Business Finance Capital, Wells Fargo Bank, JPMorgan Chase Bank, Mortgage Capital Development Corporation, CDC Small Business Finance Corp.. 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 motion picture and video production considered a risky industry by SBA lenders?
Of FY2010-FY2019 approvals in this industry that have reached a terminal status, 7.5% were charged off, versus 7.6% across all SBA lending. That is close to average.

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