SBA Loans for Shoe Stores
SBA has approved 2,484 7(a) loans worth $361M to Shoe Stores businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 76% versus the prior decade.
- 2,484
- 7(a) loans
- $361M
- Approved dollars
- $145,342
- Average loan size
- #135
- Rank among industries
- -76%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 15.7%
- Active-status distress
- 9%
- Franchise-branded
Shoe Stores is the #135 business type by loan count in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 2,484 such loans worth $361M, averaging $145,342 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 76% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. Among 115 active-status shoe stores loans, 15.7% 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.