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California · Information
SBA loans for information in California
1,938 loans worth $978.4M approved since FY2010 for information projects located in California.
Loans
1,938
Approved
$978.4M
Median loan
$160,300
+7% vs sector nationally
Median rate
7.75%
Jobs supported
18,524
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 information in California
| Lender | Loans | Approved | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Finance Capital | 49 | $85.5M | |
| Mortgage Capital Development Corporation | 66 | $77.4M | |
| CDC Small Business Finance Corp. | 76 | $69.1M | |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank | 200 | $52.8M | |
| U.S. Bank | 140 | $51.2M | |
| Wells Fargo Bank | 330 | $49.9M | |
| California Statewide Certified Development Corporation | 31 | $38.7M | |
| Enterprise Bank & Trust | 34 | $31.5M |
Detail
Which industries inside the sector
An SBA 7(a) lender for loans this size
The median SBA loan approved for information in California since FY2010 was $160,300. 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.
Information nationally
11,001 loans across all states.
How SBA 7(a) works
Eligibility, caps, fees, and the timeline.
Common questions
- How many SBA loans go to information businesses in California?
- 1,938 SBA loans totalling $978,410,100 have been approved for information projects in California since FY2010.
- Which lenders finance information in California?
- The most active by dollars approved are Business Finance Capital, Mortgage Capital Development Corporation, CDC Small Business Finance Corp., JPMorgan Chase Bank. Several are national lenders with no local branch - SBA lending crosses state lines freely.
- What is a typical loan size for information in California?
- The median approval is $160,300, 7% above the national median for this sector ($150,000).
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