SHANE PIERSON · SBA DATA
SBA by Industry · Floor Covering Stores

SBA Loans for Floor Covering Stores

SBA has approved 3,403 7(a) loans worth $820M to Floor Covering Stores businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 65% versus the prior decade.

3,403
7(a) loans
$820M
Approved dollars
$241,038
Average loan size
#95
Rank among industries
-65%
Annualized vs prior decade
8.6%
Active-status distress
6%
Franchise-branded

Floor Covering Stores is the #95 business type by loan count in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 3,403 such loans worth $820M, averaging $241,038 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 65% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. Among 185 active-status floor covering stores loans, 8.6% are delinquent, past due, or in liquidation.

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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.

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