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NAICS 515210 · Information
SBA loans for cable and other subscription programming
67 SBA loans worth $24.4M have been approved in this industry since FY2010 - the #784 most-financed NAICS code in the country.
Median loan
$100,000
-44% vs all industries
Typical range
$25K-$825K
Middle 80%
Median rate
6.00%
7(a) initial note rate
Median term
7 yr
Charge-off rate
8.5%
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
| Lender | Loans | Approved | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain West Small Business Finance | 2 | $4.9M | |
| KeyBank | 3 | $2.6M | |
| Enterprise Bank & Trust | 2 | $2.4M | |
| Lincoln Savings Bank | 2 | $2.2M | |
| Dime Commercial Bank | 1 | $1.6M | |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank | 6 | $1.4M | |
| First Hawaiian Bank | 2 | $1.0M | |
| BayVanguard Bank | 1 | $1.0M | |
| The Huntington National Bank | 4 | $785K | |
| Banc of California | 1 | $750K |
An SBA 7(a) lender for loans this size
75% of the SBA loans approved in cable and other subscription programming 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
Loan count. Final bar is a partial fiscal year.
Loan sizes
- Under $50K27%
- $50K - $150K27%
- $150K - $350K21%
- $350K - $1M16%
- $1M - $2M4%
- Over $2M4%
Nearby
Other information industries
Common questions
- How much do SBA lenders typically lend to a cable and other subscription programming business?
- The median SBA approval in NAICS 515210 is $100,000, with the middle 80% of loans between $25,000 and $825,300. Across all industries the median is $180,000.
- Which lenders are most active in cable and other subscription programming?
- By dollars approved: Mountain West Small Business Finance, KeyBank, Enterprise Bank & Trust, Lincoln Savings Bank, Dime Commercial 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 cable and other subscription programming considered a risky industry by SBA lenders?
- Of FY2010-FY2019 approvals in this industry that have reached a terminal status, 8.5% were charged off, versus 7.6% across all SBA lending. That is close to average.
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