SBA Loans for Periodical Publishers
SBA has approved 1,088 7(a) loans worth $239M to Periodical Publishers businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 57% versus the prior decade.
- 1,088
- 7(a) loans
- $239M
- Approved dollars
- $219,979
- Average loan size
- #256
- Rank among industries
- -57%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 5.2%
- Active-status distress
- 2%
- Franchise-branded
Periodical Publishers is the #256 business type by loan count in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 1,088 such loans worth $239M, averaging $219,979 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 57% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. Among 77 active-status periodical publishers loans, 5.2% 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.