SBA Lending in Los Angeles, California
The SBA FOIA record lists 20,193 7(a) approvals worth $7.3B for businesses in Los Angeles, CA, and annual volume has fallen 30% versus the prior decade.
- 20,193
- 7(a) loans
- $7.3B
- Approved dollars
- $361,471
- Average loan size
- #1
- Rank in California
- -30%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 4.0%
- Active-status distress
Los Angeles is the #1 SBA 7(a) market in California and #1 in the country. Since 1991 the FOIA record lists 20,193 approvals here worth $7.3B, averaging $361,471 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 30% between FY2013-2019 and FY2020-2026. Among 2,546 active-status loans, 4.0% 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.