Utah · Restaurants & Hotels
SBA loans for restaurants & hotels in Utah
2,044 loans worth $1.29B approved since FY2010 for accommodation and food services projects located in Utah.
Loans
2,044
Approved
$1.29B
Median loan
$282,750
-6% vs sector nationally
Median rate
6.75%
Jobs supported
39,074
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 restaurants & hotels in Utah
| Lender | Loans | Approved | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain West Small Business Finance | 308 | $326.1M | |
| Intermountain Business Lending, Inc. | 81 | $78.2M | |
| Mountain America FCU | 192 | $77.9M | |
| America First Federal Credit Union | 100 | $76.9M | |
| Community Banks of Colorado, A Division of NBH Bank | 64 | $72.5M | |
| Zions Bank, A Division of | 362 | $70.2M | |
| First Utah Bank | 61 | $62.7M | |
| Celtic Bank Corporation | 75 | $61.5M |
Detail
Which industries inside the sector
All SBA lending in Utah
21,595 loans across every sector.
Restaurants & Hotels nationally
137,471 loans across all states.
How SBA 7(a) works
Eligibility, caps, fees, and the timeline.
Common questions
- How many SBA loans go to restaurants & hotels businesses in Utah?
- 2,044 SBA loans totalling $1,291,956,500 have been approved for accommodation and food services projects in Utah since FY2010.
- Which lenders finance restaurants & hotels in Utah?
- The most active by dollars approved are Mountain West Small Business Finance, Intermountain Business Lending, Inc., Mountain America FCU, America First Federal Credit Union. Several are national lenders with no local branch - SBA lending crosses state lines freely.
- What is a typical loan size for restaurants & hotels in Utah?
- The median approval is $282,750, 6% below the national median for this sector ($300,000).
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