SBA Lending in Saint Louis, Missouri
Businesses in Saint Louis, MO have drawn 2,052 SBA 7(a) loans worth $731M, and annual volume has fallen 3% versus the prior decade.
- 2,052
- 7(a) loans
- $731M
- Approved dollars
- $356,021
- Average loan size
- #3
- Rank in Missouri
- -3%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 12.6%
- Active-loan distress
Saint Louis is the #3 SBA 7(a) market in Missouri and #74 in the country. Since 1991 lenders have approved 2,052 loans here worth $731M, averaging $356,021 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 3% between FY2013-2019 and FY2020-2026. 12.6% 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.