SBA Lending in San Francisco, California
The SBA FOIA record lists 5,474 7(a) approvals worth $1.9B for businesses in San Francisco, CA, 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
- 3.5%
- Active-status distress
San Francisco is the #3 SBA 7(a) market in California and #22 in the country. Since 1991 the FOIA record lists 5,474 approvals here worth $1.9B, averaging $340,679 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 39% between FY2013-2019 and FY2020-2026. Among 713 active-status loans, 3.5% 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.