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California · Health Care
SBA loans for health care in California
13,944 loans worth $9.75B approved since FY2010 for health care and social assistance projects located in California.
Loans
13,944
Approved
$9.75B
Median loan
$400,000
+60% vs sector nationally
Median rate
6.25%
Jobs supported
158,491
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
Who lends to health care in California
| Lender | Loans | Approved | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Bank | 1,558 | $918.3M | |
| Live Oak Banking Company | 534 | $785.6M | |
| U.S. Bank | 963 | $628.1M | |
| Mortgage Capital Development Corporation | 552 | $557.3M | |
| CDC Small Business Finance Corp. | 769 | $499.3M | |
| California Statewide Certified Development Corporation | 457 | $397.1M | |
| Business Finance Capital | 299 | $334.2M | |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank | 1,032 | $236.2M |
Detail
Which industries inside the sector
An SBA 7(a) lender for loans this size
The median SBA loan approved for health care in California since FY2010 was $400,000. 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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All SBA lending in California
135,894 loans across every sector.
Health Care nationally
105,632 loans across all states.
How SBA 7(a) works
Eligibility, caps, fees, and the timeline.
Common questions
- How many SBA loans go to health care businesses in California?
- 13,944 SBA loans totalling $9,751,660,800 have been approved for health care and social assistance projects in California since FY2010.
- Which lenders finance health care in California?
- The most active by dollars approved are Wells Fargo Bank, Live Oak Banking Company, U.S. Bank, Mortgage Capital Development Corporation. Several are national lenders with no local branch - SBA lending crosses state lines freely.
- What is a typical loan size for health care in California?
- The median approval is $400,000, 60% above the national median for this sector ($250,000).
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