SBA Lending in Long Beach, California
The SBA FOIA record lists 2,281 7(a) approvals worth $811M for businesses in Long Beach, CA, and annual volume has fallen 4% versus the prior decade.
- 2,281
- 7(a) loans
- $811M
- Approved dollars
- $355,506
- Average loan size
- #9
- Rank in California
- -4%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 4.4%
- Active-status distress
Long Beach is the #9 SBA 7(a) market in California and #66 in the country. Since 1991 the FOIA record lists 2,281 approvals here worth $811M, averaging $355,506 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 4% between FY2013-2019 and FY2020-2026. Among 388 active-status loans, 4.4% 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.