SBA Loans for Other Direct Selling Establishments
SBA has approved 3,200 7(a) loans worth $777M to Other Direct Selling Establishments businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 62% versus the prior decade.
- 3,200
- 7(a) loans
- $777M
- Approved dollars
- $242,807
- Average loan size
- #106
- Rank among industries
- -62%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 12.3%
- Active-loan distress
- 13%
- Franchise-branded
Other Direct Selling Establishments is the #106 most-funded business type in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 3,200 such loans worth $777M, averaging $242,807 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 62% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. 12.3% of the active book is 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. Distress is the current share of the active book in delinquent, past-due, or liquidation status. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026.