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SBA Loan Index

SBA lending by industry

Mining and Extraction

SBA lenders funded 791 7(a) and 504 loans in Mining and Extraction, totaling $660.6M at an average of $835K per loan. The most active lender in this sector is Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc., and the most funding goes to Texas.

By Mario Bailey · Source: SBA FOIA data, as of 2026-03-31

NAICS sector
21
Funded loans
791
Total volume
$660.6M
Average loan size
$835K

Do you qualify as a small business here?

To use an SBA loan, your business has to count as small under the SBA size standard for its specific NAICS code. In Mining and Extraction, standards are generally based on your number of employees, but the exact threshold is set per 6-digit NAICS code and varies within the sector, so check yours with the official tool. Our eligibility guide explains the rest.

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Most active SBA lenders in Mining and Extraction

LenderLoansTotal volume
Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc. 18 $36.7M
Newtek Bank, National Association 20 $30.9M
Western Commerce Bank 59 $28.3M
UniBank 16 $22.8M
Colony Bank 8 $19.2M
Old National Bank 8 $13.4M
Byline Bank 6 $12.7M
Northeast Bank 52 $11.2M

Where Mining and Extraction loans go

StateLoansTotal volume
Texas 150 $151.4M
Oklahoma 57 $48.0M
New Mexico 64 $43.2M
Louisiana 30 $41.7M
Colorado 42 $40.2M
California 23 $30.3M
North Dakota 40 $26.4M
Utah 24 $21.7M

Mining and Extraction SBA lending by year

Fiscal yearLoansTotal volume
20106$4.1M
201111$5.5M
201215$18.5M
20139$4.0M
20147$8.5M
20159$6.6M
20169$9.1M
20176$910K
20184$3.3M
20194$2.1M
202098$65.8M
2021132$129.2M
2022113$106.3M
202393$67.1M
202494$71.3M
2025141$127.7M
202640$30.6M
Sources and disclaimer. Figures are computed from the U.S. Small Business Administration's public FOIA 7(a) and 504 loan data (as of 2026-03-31); see our methodology. SBA Loan Index is not affiliated with the SBA and is not a lender, broker, or financial advisor.

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