SBA Lending in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The SBA FOIA record lists 4,419 7(a) approvals worth $822M for businesses in Pittsburgh, PA, and annual volume has grown 1% versus the prior decade.
- 4,419
- 7(a) loans
- $822M
- Approved dollars
- $186,030
- Average loan size
- #2
- Rank in Pennsylvania
- +1%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 10.2%
- Active-status distress
Pittsburgh is the #2 SBA 7(a) market in Pennsylvania and #25 in the country. Since 1991 the FOIA record lists 4,419 approvals here worth $822M, averaging $186,030 each. Annual approval volume has grown 1% between FY2013-2019 and FY2020-2026. Among 639 active-status loans, 10.2% 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.