SBA Lending in Anchorage, Alaska
The SBA FOIA record lists 1,564 7(a) approvals worth $679M for businesses in Anchorage, AK, and annual volume has fallen 22% versus the prior decade.
- 1,564
- 7(a) loans
- $679M
- Approved dollars
- $433,839
- Average loan size
- #1
- Rank in Alaska
- -22%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 2.8%
- Active-status distress
Anchorage is the #1 SBA 7(a) market in Alaska and #105 in the country. Since 1991 the FOIA record lists 1,564 approvals here worth $679M, averaging $433,839 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 22% between FY2013-2019 and FY2020-2026. Among 248 active-status loans, 2.8% are delinquent, past due, or in liquidation. The local business type with the most listed records is full-service restaurants.
What Anchorage borrows for
Who lends in Anchorage
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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. 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.