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NAICS 561492 · Administrative & Waste
SBA loans for court reporting and stenotype services
117 SBA loans worth $31.1M have been approved in this industry since FY2010 - the #656 most-financed NAICS code in the country.
Median loan
$100,000
-44% vs all industries
Typical range
$20K-$590K
Middle 80%
Median rate
6.25%
7(a) initial note rate
Median term
7 yr
Charge-off rate
6.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regions Bank | 2 | $5.6M | |
| Citibank | 2 | $3.1M | |
| Truist Bank | 2 | $2.0M | |
| CDC Small Business Finance Corp. | 2 | $1.7M | |
| Wells Fargo Bank | 10 | $1.6M | |
| Readycap Lending, LLC | 5 | $1.4M | |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank | 7 | $1.4M | |
| Fifth Third Bank | 1 | $1.3M | |
| PNC Bank | 6 | $1.0M | |
| Live Oak Banking Company | 2 | $975K |
Geography
Where these loans were made
| State | Loans | Share |
|---|---|---|
| California | 19 | |
| New York | 13 | |
| Massachusetts | 8 | |
| Florida | 7 | |
| Texas | 6 | |
| Ohio | 5 | |
| Indiana | 5 | |
| Pennsylvania | 5 |
An SBA 7(a) lender for loans this size
79% of the SBA loans approved in court reporting and stenotype services 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 $50K30%
- $50K - $150K28%
- $150K - $350K21%
- $350K - $1M15%
- $1M - $2M2%
- Over $2M3%
Nearby
Other administrative & waste industries
Common questions
- How much do SBA lenders typically lend to a court reporting and stenotype services business?
- The median SBA approval in NAICS 561492 is $100,000, with the middle 80% of loans between $20,000 and $589,500. Across all industries the median is $180,000.
- Which lenders are most active in court reporting and stenotype services?
- By dollars approved: Regions Bank, Citibank, Truist Bank, CDC Small Business Finance Corp., Wells Fargo 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 court reporting and stenotype services considered a risky industry by SBA lenders?
- Of FY2010-FY2019 approvals in this industry that have reached a terminal status, 6.2% were charged off, versus 7.6% across all SBA lending. That is close to average.
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