SBA Lending in San Jose, California
The SBA FOIA record lists 4,226 7(a) approvals worth $1.6B for businesses in San Jose, CA, and annual volume has fallen 9% versus the prior decade.
- 4,226
- 7(a) loans
- $1.6B
- Approved dollars
- $374,140
- Average loan size
- #5
- Rank in California
- -9%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 3.7%
- Active-status distress
San Jose is the #5 SBA 7(a) market in California and #29 in the country. Since 1991 the FOIA record lists 4,226 approvals here worth $1.6B, averaging $374,140 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 9% between FY2013-2019 and FY2020-2026. Among 679 active-status loans, 3.7% 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.