SBA Lending in Saint Louis, Missouri
The SBA FOIA record lists 2,052 7(a) approvals worth $731M for businesses in Saint Louis, MO, 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
- 4.7%
- Active-status distress
Saint Louis is the #3 SBA 7(a) market in Missouri and #74 in the country. Since 1991 the FOIA record lists 2,052 approvals here worth $731M, averaging $356,021 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 3% between FY2013-2019 and FY2020-2026. Among 513 active-status loans, 4.7% 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.