SBA Lending in Minneapolis, Minnesota
The SBA FOIA record lists 5,880 7(a) approvals worth $1.6B for businesses in Minneapolis, MN, and annual volume has fallen 7% versus the prior decade.
- 5,880
- 7(a) loans
- $1.6B
- Approved dollars
- $274,009
- Average loan size
- #1
- Rank in Minnesota
- -7%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 7.3%
- Active-status distress
Minneapolis is the #1 SBA 7(a) market in Minnesota and #19 in the country. Since 1991 the FOIA record lists 5,880 approvals here worth $1.6B, averaging $274,009 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 7% between FY2013-2019 and FY2020-2026. Among 1,152 active-status loans, 7.3% 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.