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SBA data · FY2026 to date

SBA lending, 1 October 2025 to 30 June 2026

The SBA's quarterly FOIA file dated 30 June 2026 covers the first 9 months of fiscal year 2026. These tables rank every 7(a) and 504 approval in that window by lender, sector and state. Counts are approvals, not disbursements.

Loans, FY2026 to date

45,283

Approved, FY2026 to date

$27.10B

FY2025, full year

84,840

12 months, shown for scale only

FY2025 approved

$45.09B

12 months

Lenders

The 15 most active SBA lenders in FY2026

Ranked by loans approved.

All-time leaderboard

Sectors

SBA loans by sector, FY2026 to date

NAICS sectors, with manufacturing (31-33), retail (44-45) and transportation (48-49) each counted once.

#SectorLoansApproved
1Restaurants & Hotels6,158$4.88B
2Construction5,879$2.51B
3Retail5,015$3.49B
4Health Care4,870$3.34B
5Other Services4,737$2.28B
6Professional Services4,431$2.00B
7Administrative & Waste2,745$1.07B
8Manufacturing2,630$2.13B
9Arts & Recreation2,048$1.34B
10Wholesale1,780$1.31B
11Transportation1,497$759.6M
12Real Estate940$617.2M
13Education826$393.9M
14Finance & Insurance799$368.9M
15Information412$178.1M
16Agriculture369$320.3M
17Mining & Energy64$48.5M
18Utilities42$22.4M
19Management32$40.6M
20Public Administration9$1.5M

States

The 15 states with the most SBA loans

By the borrower's state.

#StateLoansApproved
1California6,035$4.17B
2Florida3,723$2.37B
3Texas3,573$2.80B
4New York2,788$1.18B
5Ohio1,577$871.4M
6New Jersey1,521$809.3M
7Illinois1,501$937.4M
8Pennsylvania1,460$738.2M
9Washington1,419$796.0M
10Georgia1,289$1.00B
11Massachusetts1,243$484.6M
12Michigan1,229$662.9M
13Colorado1,176$722.5M
14North Carolina1,085$733.8M
15Arizona992$718.0M

Source: U.S. Small Business Administration, SBA 7(a) and 504 FOIA data, files FOIA_504_FY2010_Present_asof_260630.csv, FOIA_7a_FY2010_FY2019_asof_260630.csv, FOIA_7a_FY2020_Present_asof_260630.csv. Fiscal year 2026 runs from 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2026.

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