SBA Loans for Book Stores
SBA has approved 1,950 7(a) loans worth $231M to Book Stores businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 59% versus the prior decade.
- 1,950
- 7(a) loans
- $231M
- Approved dollars
- $118,360
- Average loan size
- #167
- Rank among industries
- -59%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 0.0%
- Active-status distress
- 3%
- Franchise-branded
Book Stores is the #167 business type by loan count in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 1,950 such loans worth $231M, averaging $118,360 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 59% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. Among 48 active-status book stores loans, 0.0% are delinquent, past due, or in liquidation.
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Open the interactive map ↗7(a) loans only, approved and not cancelled, gross basis, classified by borrower NAICS. Active-status distress counts DELINQ, PSTDUE, or LIQUID loans as a share of CURR, DELINQ, PSTDUE, LIQUID, or DEFERD loans. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026. Methodology.