SBA Lending in Riverside, California
The SBA FOIA record lists 2,013 7(a) approvals worth $829M for businesses in Riverside, CA, and annual volume has fallen 7% versus the prior decade.
- 2,013
- 7(a) loans
- $829M
- Approved dollars
- $411,864
- Average loan size
- #12
- Rank in California
- -7%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 2.8%
- Active-status distress
Riverside is the #12 SBA 7(a) market in California and #77 in the country. Since 1991 the FOIA record lists 2,013 approvals here worth $829M, averaging $411,864 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 7% between FY2013-2019 and FY2020-2026. Among 363 active-status loans, 2.8% 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.