SBA Lending in Salt Lake City, Utah
Businesses in Salt Lake City, UT have drawn 5,641 SBA 7(a) loans worth $1.6B, and annual volume has fallen 36% versus the prior decade.
- 5,641
- 7(a) loans
- $1.6B
- Approved dollars
- $282,616
- Average loan size
- #1
- Rank in Utah
- -36%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 8.1%
- Active-loan distress
Salt Lake City is the #1 SBA 7(a) market in Utah and #21 in the country. Since 1991 lenders have approved 5,641 loans here worth $1.6B, averaging $282,616 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 36% between FY2013-2019 and FY2020-2026. 8.1% 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.