SBA Lending in San Francisco, California
Businesses in San Francisco, CA have drawn 5,474 SBA 7(a) loans worth $1.9B, and annual volume has fallen 39% versus the prior decade.
- 5,474
- 7(a) loans
- $1.9B
- Approved dollars
- $340,679
- Average loan size
- #3
- Rank in California
- -39%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 9.2%
- Active-loan distress
San Francisco is the #3 SBA 7(a) market in California and #22 in the country. Since 1991 lenders have approved 5,474 loans here worth $1.9B, averaging $340,679 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 39% between FY2013-2019 and FY2020-2026. 9.2% 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.