SHANE PIERSON · SBA DATA
SBA by Industry · Furniture Stores

SBA Loans for Furniture Stores

SBA has approved 4,642 7(a) loans worth $1.3B to Furniture Stores businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 69% versus the prior decade.

4,642
7(a) loans
$1.3B
Approved dollars
$280,363
Average loan size
#69
Rank among industries
-69%
Annualized vs prior decade
9.1%
Active-status distress
3%
Franchise-branded

Furniture Stores is the #69 business type by loan count in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 4,642 such loans worth $1.3B, averaging $280,363 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 69% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. Among 265 active-status furniture stores loans, 9.1% 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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