SBA Lending in Dallas, Texas
The SBA FOIA record lists 9,276 7(a) approvals worth $3.6B for businesses in Dallas, TX, and annual volume has fallen 18% versus the prior decade.
- 9,276
- 7(a) loans
- $3.6B
- Approved dollars
- $386,463
- Average loan size
- #2
- Rank in Texas
- -18%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 5.6%
- Active-status distress
Dallas is the #2 SBA 7(a) market in Texas and #7 in the country. Since 1991 the FOIA record lists 9,276 approvals here worth $3.6B, averaging $386,463 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 18% between FY2013-2019 and FY2020-2026. Among 1,260 active-status loans, 5.6% 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.