SHANE PIERSON · SBA DATA
SBA by Industry · Women's, Children's, and Infants' Clothing and Accessories Merchant Wholesalers

SBA Loans for Women's, Children's, and Infants' Clothing and Accessories Merchant Wholesalers

SBA has approved 2,168 7(a) loans worth $722M to Women's, Children's, and Infants' Clothing and Accessories Merchant Wholesalers businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 74% versus the prior decade.

2,168
7(a) loans
$722M
Approved dollars
$333,159
Average loan size
#149
Rank among industries
-74%
Annualized vs prior decade
13.4%
Active-status distress

Women's, Children's, and Infants' Clothing and Accessories Merchant Wholesalers is the #149 business type by loan count in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 2,168 such loans worth $722M, averaging $333,159 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 74% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. Among 172 active-status women's, children's, and infants' clothing and accessories merchant wholesalers loans, 13.4% 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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