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Pennsylvania · Manufacturing
SBA loans for manufacturing in Pennsylvania
760 loans worth $378.5M approved since FY2010 for manufacturing projects located in Pennsylvania.
Loans
760
Approved
$378.5M
Median loan
$200,000
+0% vs sector nationally
Median rate
6.50%
Jobs supported
10,022
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 manufacturing in Pennsylvania
| Lender | Loans | Approved | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington Savings Fund Society | 34 | $29.2M | |
| First Commonwealth Bank | 42 | $26.7M | |
| The Huntington National Bank | 81 | $23.8M | |
| Empire State Certified Development Corporation | 16 | $23.0M | |
| Enterprise Bank | 11 | $15.5M | |
| Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc. | 5 | $15.1M | |
| South Eastern Economic Development Company of Pennsylvania | 16 | $14.9M | |
| EDC Finance Corporation | 11 | $13.5M |
Detail
Which industries inside the sector
An SBA 7(a) lender for loans this size
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All SBA lending in Pennsylvania
32,772 loans across every sector.
Manufacturing nationally
21,271 loans across all states.
How SBA 7(a) works
Eligibility, caps, fees, and the timeline.
Common questions
- How many SBA loans go to manufacturing businesses in Pennsylvania?
- 760 SBA loans totalling $378,484,600 have been approved for manufacturing projects in Pennsylvania since FY2010.
- Which lenders finance manufacturing in Pennsylvania?
- The most active by dollars approved are Wilmington Savings Fund Society, First Commonwealth Bank, The Huntington National Bank, Empire State Certified Development Corporation. Several are national lenders with no local branch - SBA lending crosses state lines freely.
- What is a typical loan size for manufacturing in Pennsylvania?
- The median approval is $200,000.
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