SBA Lending in Tucson, Arizona
Businesses in Tucson, AZ have drawn 3,531 SBA 7(a) loans worth $1.2B, and annual volume has fallen 23% versus the prior decade.
- 3,531
- 7(a) loans
- $1.2B
- Approved dollars
- $334,027
- Average loan size
- #2
- Rank in Arizona
- -23%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 9.9%
- Active-loan distress
Tucson is the #2 SBA 7(a) market in Arizona and #37 in the country. Since 1991 lenders have approved 3,531 loans here worth $1.2B, averaging $334,027 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 23% between FY2013-2019 and FY2020-2026. 9.9% 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.