SBA Lending in Asheville, North Carolina
The SBA FOIA record lists 766 7(a) approvals worth $292M for businesses in Asheville, NC, and annual volume has fallen 14% versus the prior decade.
- 766
- 7(a) loans
- $292M
- Approved dollars
- $381,832
- Average loan size
- #7
- Rank in North Carolina
- -14%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 10.7%
- Active-status distress
Asheville is the #7 SBA 7(a) market in North Carolina and #287 in the country. Since 1991 the FOIA record lists 766 approvals here worth $292M, averaging $381,832 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 14% between FY2013-2019 and FY2020-2026. Among 177 active-status loans, 10.7% are delinquent, past due, or in liquidation. The local business type with the most listed records 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. 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.