Research
SBA lending research
Original analysis of the public SBA loan data, written for small-business owners and the people who advise them.
Is SBA 7(a) lending concentrating?
The 10 largest of 2,180 7(a) lenders now make 27.7% of volume, and their share is rising. A look at who is gaining share.
What predicts an SBA loan charge-off?
Patterns in 490,325 SBA loans: charge-off rates fall sharply as loan size rises, vary widely by industry, and barely move with the interest rate.
Which industries create the most jobs per SBA dollar?
SBA loans report 5,161,559 jobs supported, about 17.7 per $1M lent, but labor-intensive sectors report far more than capital-intensive ones.