SBA Lending in Atlanta, Georgia
Businesses in Atlanta, GA have drawn 6,406 SBA 7(a) loans worth $2.7B, and annual volume has fallen 18% versus the prior decade.
- 6,406
- 7(a) loans
- $2.7B
- Approved dollars
- $426,194
- Average loan size
- #1
- Rank in Georgia
- -18%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 15.4%
- Active-loan distress
Atlanta is the #1 SBA 7(a) market in Georgia and #16 in the country. Since 1991 lenders have approved 6,406 loans here worth $2.7B, averaging $426,194 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 18% between FY2013-2019 and FY2020-2026. 15.4% 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.