SBA Lending in Greenville, South Carolina
The SBA FOIA record lists 1,111 7(a) approvals worth $498M for businesses in Greenville, SC, and annual volume has grown 28% versus the prior decade.
- 1,111
- 7(a) loans
- $498M
- Approved dollars
- $448,471
- Average loan size
- #2
- Rank in South Carolina
- +28%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 5.9%
- Active-status distress
Greenville is the #2 SBA 7(a) market in South Carolina and #168 in the country. Since 1991 the FOIA record lists 1,111 approvals here worth $498M, averaging $448,471 each. Annual approval volume has grown 28% between FY2013-2019 and FY2020-2026. Among 271 active-status loans, 5.9% are delinquent, past due, or in liquidation. The local business type with the most listed records is full-service restaurants.
What Greenville borrows for
Who lends in Greenville
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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.