SBA Lending in Nashville, Tennessee
Businesses in Nashville, TN have drawn 2,450 SBA 7(a) loans worth $883M, and annual volume has grown 37% versus the prior decade.
- 2,450
- 7(a) loans
- $883M
- Approved dollars
- $360,408
- Average loan size
- #1
- Rank in Tennessee
- +37%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 10.8%
- Active-loan distress
Nashville is the #1 SBA 7(a) market in Tennessee and #60 in the country. Since 1991 lenders have approved 2,450 loans here worth $883M, averaging $360,408 each. Annual approval volume has grown 37% between FY2013-2019 and FY2020-2026. 10.8% of the active book is delinquent, past due, or in liquidation. The most-funded local business type 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. Distress is the current share of the active book in delinquent, past-due, or liquidation status. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026.