SBA Loans for Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
SBA has approved 1,267 7(a) loans worth $863M to Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 13% versus the prior decade.
- 1,267
- 7(a) loans
- $863M
- Approved dollars
- $681,408
- Average loan size
- #232
- Rank among industries
- -13%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 6.2%
- Active-status distress
- 2%
- Franchise-branded
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers is the #232 business type by loan count in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 1,267 such loans worth $863M, averaging $681,408 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 13% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. Among 275 active-status recyclable material merchant wholesalers loans, 6.2% 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.