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SBA lenders in Colorado

6,188 SBA 7(a) loans in the last five years, from 230 different lenders. Here is who actually lends here.

Loans, last 5 years
6,188
Lent
$3771.3M
last 5 fiscal years
Active lenders
230
wrote at least one loan
Typical loan
$259k
median approved
Default rate
1.8%
nationally 2.1%

Who lends here most

last 5 fiscal years

Volume is not quality — but a lender who does hundreds of deals in your state knows your market, and probably your industry too.

What gets funded here

by industry
Full-Service Restaurants
5%
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers
4%
Limited-Service Restaurants
3%
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
2%
Residential Remodelers
2%
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
2%
Everything else
82%

How big the loans are

Under $150k
40%
$150k – $350k
19%
$350k – $750k
18%
$750k – $2M
15%
Over $2M
8%

If your need sits in a band that barely exists here, widen your search to national lenders rather than assuming nobody will do it.

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Source SBA 7(a) FOIA Released 2026-06-30 Basis where the project is, not where the bank is

SBA lending in other states

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