SBA Lending in Boulder, Colorado
Businesses in Boulder, CO have drawn 1,301 SBA 7(a) loans worth $428M, and annual volume has fallen 30% versus the prior decade.
- 1,301
- 7(a) loans
- $428M
- Approved dollars
- $328,751
- Average loan size
- #7
- Rank in Colorado
- -30%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 8.1%
- Active-loan distress
Boulder is the #7 SBA 7(a) market in Colorado and #132 in the country. Since 1991 lenders have approved 1,301 loans here worth $428M, averaging $328,751 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 30% between FY2013-2019 and FY2020-2026. 8.1% 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.