SBA Lending in St. Paul, Minnesota
The SBA FOIA record lists 883 7(a) approvals worth $226M for businesses in St. Paul, MN, and annual volume has fallen 70% versus the prior decade.
- 883
- 7(a) loans
- $226M
- Approved dollars
- $256,021
- Average loan size
- #3
- Rank in Minnesota
- -70%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- N/A
- Active-status distress
St. Paul is the #3 SBA 7(a) market in Minnesota and #231 in the country. Since 1991 the FOIA record lists 883 approvals here worth $226M, averaging $256,021 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 70% between FY2013-2019 and FY2020-2026. The active-status sample is below the publication floor for a distress percentage. 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.