How much do SBA lenders typically lend to a periodical publishers business?

The median SBA approval in NAICS 513120 is $150,000, with the middle 80% of loans between $30,000 and $1,168,000. Across all industries the median is $180,000.

Which lenders are most active in periodical publishers?

By dollars approved: Newtek Bank, Locality Bank, U.S. Bank, Northeast Bank, The Fidelity 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.

NAICS 513120 · Information

SBA loans for periodical publishers

65 SBA loans worth $27.5M have been approved in this industry since FY2010 - the #791 most-financed NAICS code in the country.

Median loan

$150,000

-17% vs all industries

Typical range

$30K-$1.2M

Middle 80%

Median rate

10.25%

7(a) initial note rate

Median term

10 yr

Charge-off rate

Cohort too small

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
Newtek Bank	6	$8.3M
Locality Bank	1	$2.4M
U.S. Bank	3	$2.2M
Northeast Bank	9	$1.6M
The Fidelity Bank	2	$1.4M
Celtic Bank Corporation	2	$1.4M
LiftFund, Inc.	1	$1.2M
DFCU Financial	1	$972K
First Bank of the Lake	2	$750K
Univest Bank and Trust Co	2	$600K

Geography

Where these loans were made

State	Loans	Share
Florida	7
California	5
Texas	4
Arizona	4
New York	4
Iowa	4
Pennsylvania	3
Utah	3

Approvals by fiscal year

’22

’23

’24

’25

’26

Loan count. Final bar is a partial fiscal year.

Loan sizes

Under $50K
12%
$50K - $150K
20%
$150K - $350K
45%
$350K - $1M
12%
$1M - $2M
5%
Over $2M
6%

Nearby

Other information industries

See the sector

Motion Picture and Video Production1,972 · $85,000 Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services1,626 · $157,250 Software Publishers791 · $100,000 All Other Telecommunications552 · $181,000 All Other Information Services418 · $139,200 Motion Picture Theaters381 · $487,900 Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals371 · $63,200 Sound Recording Studios352 · $125,000

Common questions

How much do SBA lenders typically lend to a periodical publishers business?: The median SBA approval in NAICS 513120 is $150,000, with the middle 80% of loans between $30,000 and $1,168,000. Across all industries the median is $180,000.
Which lenders are most active in periodical publishers?: By dollars approved: Newtek Bank, Locality Bank, U.S. Bank, Northeast Bank, The Fidelity 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.

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