SBA Lending in Wilmington, North Carolina
The SBA FOIA record lists 1,034 7(a) approvals worth $409M for businesses in Wilmington, NC, and annual volume has grown 21% versus the prior decade.
- 1,034
- 7(a) loans
- $409M
- Approved dollars
- $395,423
- Average loan size
- #4
- Rank in North Carolina
- +21%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 4.2%
- Active-status distress
Wilmington is the #4 SBA 7(a) market in North Carolina and #187 in the country. Since 1991 the FOIA record lists 1,034 approvals here worth $409M, averaging $395,423 each. Annual approval volume has grown 21% between FY2013-2019 and FY2020-2026. Among 238 active-status loans, 4.2% are delinquent, past due, or in liquidation. The local business type with the most listed records is full-service restaurants.
What Wilmington borrows for
Who lends in Wilmington
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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.