SBA Lending in Phoenix, Arizona
The SBA FOIA record lists 8,373 7(a) approvals worth $3.4B for businesses in Phoenix, AZ, and annual volume has fallen 14% versus the prior decade.
- 8,373
- 7(a) loans
- $3.4B
- Approved dollars
- $400,142
- Average loan size
- #1
- Rank in Arizona
- -14%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 4.6%
- Active-status distress
Phoenix is the #1 SBA 7(a) market in Arizona and #9 in the country. Since 1991 the FOIA record lists 8,373 approvals here worth $3.4B, averaging $400,142 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 14% between FY2013-2019 and FY2020-2026. Among 1,257 active-status loans, 4.6% are delinquent, past due, or in liquidation. The local business type with the most listed records is offices of dentists.
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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.