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SBA lenders in Georgia

6,847 SBA 7(a) loans in the last five years, from 256 different lenders. Here is who actually lends here.

Loans, last 5 years
6,847
Lent
$4933.8M
last 5 fiscal years
Active lenders
256
wrote at least one loan
Typical loan
$345k
median approved
Default rate
1.6%
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
6%
Limited-Service Restaurants
5%
Child Care Services
2%
Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
2%
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers
2%
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
2%
Everything else
80%

How big the loans are

Under $150k
34%
$150k – $350k
20%
$350k – $750k
20%
$750k – $2M
16%
Over $2M
10%

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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