Independent reference built on public SBA FOIA loan data. Not affiliated with the U.S. Small Business Administration.

SBA Loan Index
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Open data

Open SBA lending datasets

The aggregated data behind this site, in CSV and JSON, built from the public SBA records and free to use with attribution.

Datasets
6
Total rows
4,843
Formats
CSV + JSON
License
Free + attribution

SBA lenders

Every SBA 7(a) and 504 lender with funded volume, loan count, average loan size, and charge-off rate.

GET /data/lenders.json 3,304 rows
CSV JSON

SBA lending by state

Funded SBA volume, loan count, and average loan size for every U.S. state and territory.

GET /data/states.json 58 rows
CSV JSON

SBA lending by industry

Funded SBA volume, loan count, and average loan size by NAICS industry sector.

GET /data/industries.json 20 rows
CSV JSON

SBA lending by fiscal year

Yearly funded volume, average 7(a) interest rate, 7(a) vs 504 split, and jobs supported.

GET /data/year_trends.json 17 rows
CSV JSON

SBA lending by franchise

Franchise-level SBA lending: funded volume, loan count, average loan, 7(a) charge-off rate, and top lenders and states by brand.

GET /data/franchises.json 1,001 rows
CSV JSON

SBA lending by congressional district

Funded SBA volume, loan count, and 7(a) charge-off by U.S. House district: data no one else publishes.

GET /data/districts.json 443 rows
CSV JSON
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How to cite

Please credit SBA Loan Index with a link:

SBA Loan Index. (2026). SBA lending datasets. https://sbaloanindex.com/datasets/

License and provenance

Aggregations of the public SBA FOIA 7(a) and 504 records (as of 2026-03-31). Free to download and use, including commercially, with attribution and a link back. See data sources and the methodology.

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