SBA Lending in Sterling Heights, Michigan
Businesses in Sterling Heights, MI have drawn 841 SBA 7(a) loans worth $189M, and annual volume has fallen 29% versus the prior decade.
- 841
- 7(a) loans
- $189M
- Approved dollars
- $225,211
- Average loan size
- #6
- Rank in Michigan
- -29%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 12.7%
- Active-loan distress
Sterling Heights is the #6 SBA 7(a) market in Michigan and #249 in the country. Since 1991 lenders have approved 841 loans here worth $189M, averaging $225,211 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 29% between FY2013-2019 and FY2020-2026. 12.7% of the active book is delinquent, past due, or in liquidation. The most-funded local business type is general freight trucking, long-distance, truckload.
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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.