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New Jersey · Retail

SBA loans for retail in New Jersey

2,831 loans worth $1.70B approved since FY2010 for retail trade projects located in New Jersey.

Loans

2,831

Approved

$1.70B

Median loan

$315,000

+26% vs sector nationally

Median rate

6.50%

Jobs supported

19,632

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 retail in New Jersey

LenderLoansApprovedShare
Fulton Bank173$197.2M
TD Bank421$98.5M
Provident Bank107$91.2M
Trenton Business Assistance Corporation121$90.7M
NewBank121$83.2M
The Bank of Princeton102$68.8M
Peapack Private Bank and Trust61$59.5M
Unity Bank62$49.8M

Detail

Which industries inside the sector

All SBA lending in New Jersey

30,136 loans across every sector.

Retail nationally

91,542 loans across all states.

How SBA 7(a) works

Eligibility, caps, fees, and the timeline.

Common questions

How many SBA loans go to retail businesses in New Jersey?
2,831 SBA loans totalling $1,696,904,500 have been approved for retail trade projects in New Jersey since FY2010.
Which lenders finance retail in New Jersey?
The most active by dollars approved are Fulton Bank, TD Bank, Provident Bank, Trenton Business Assistance Corporation. Several are national lenders with no local branch - SBA lending crosses state lines freely.
What is a typical loan size for retail in New Jersey?
The median approval is $315,000, 26% above the national median for this sector ($250,000).

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