SBA Lending in Allentown, Pennsylvania
Businesses in Allentown, PA have drawn 750 SBA 7(a) loans worth $225M, and annual volume has grown 5% versus the prior decade.
- 750
- 7(a) loans
- $225M
- Approved dollars
- $299,452
- Average loan size
- #6
- Rank in Pennsylvania
- +5%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 10.8%
- Active-loan distress
Allentown is the #6 SBA 7(a) market in Pennsylvania and #294 in the country. Since 1991 lenders have approved 750 loans here worth $225M, averaging $299,452 each. Annual approval volume has grown 5% between FY2013-2019 and FY2020-2026. 10.8% of the active book is delinquent, past due, or in liquidation. The most-funded local business type is full-service restaurants.
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Open the interactive map ↗7(a) loans only, approved and not cancelled, gross basis, grouped by the borrower's city as filed. 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.