SBA Lending in Brooklyn, New York
The SBA FOIA record lists 9,703 7(a) approvals worth $2.3B for businesses in Brooklyn, NY, and annual volume has grown 19% versus the prior decade.
- 9,703
- 7(a) loans
- $2.3B
- Approved dollars
- $231,890
- Average loan size
- #2
- Rank in New York
- +19%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 14.3%
- Active-status distress
Brooklyn is the #2 SBA 7(a) market in New York and #6 in the country. Since 1991 the FOIA record lists 9,703 approvals here worth $2.3B, averaging $231,890 each. Annual approval volume has grown 19% between FY2013-2019 and FY2020-2026. Among 2,366 active-status loans, 14.3% 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.