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NAICS sector 56
Administrative, Support and Waste Management
50,340 SBA loans worth $15.30B across 40 industries in this sector.
Loans
50,340
Approved
$15.30B
Median loan
$125,000
Median term
10 yr
Charge-off rate
7.8%
vs 7.6% all sectors
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.
Inside the sector
All 40 industries
Lenders
Most active in this sector
| Lender | Loans | Approved | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Huntington National Bank | 4,561 | $875.0M | |
| Wells Fargo Bank | 3,066 | $642.7M | |
| Live Oak Banking Company | 482 | $402.0M | |
| U.S. Bank | 2,034 | $402.0M | |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank | 2,208 | $381.3M | |
| Newtek Bank | 921 | $360.5M | |
| Byline Bank | 244 | $259.7M | |
| United Midwest Savings Bank | 1,464 | $242.8M | |
| TD Bank | 2,440 | $234.7M | |
| Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc. | 391 | $231.6M |
Approvals by fiscal year
Gross approval dollars. Final bar is a partial fiscal year.
An SBA 7(a) lender for loans this size
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By state
Administrative & Waste SBA lending in 52 states
Each state page lists the lenders and industries behind the sector's loans there. States with fewer than 20 loans in the sector have no page.
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