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SBA lenders in Massachusetts

6,053 SBA 7(a) loans in the last five years, from 203 different lenders. Here is who actually lends here.

Loans, last 5 years
6,053
Lent
$1799.1M
last 5 fiscal years
Active lenders
203
wrote at least one loan
Typical loan
$100k
median approved
Default rate
2.8%
nationally 2.1%

Who lends here most

last 5 fiscal years
Lender Loans in MATypical loan Typical rate
Eastern Bank1,200$75kP+2.44
TD Bank, National Association699$50kP+3.52
Rockland Trust Company343$200kP+1.33
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company259$70kP+3.93
Salem Five Cents Savings Bank185$112kP+2.05
Beacon Bank and Trust167$150kP+2.37
Webster Bank National Association157$200kP+2.00
St. Mary's CU149$49kP+0.61
The Huntington National Bank145$308kP+2.41
Newtek Bank, National Association123$225kP+3.44

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%
Limited-Service Restaurants
4%
Landscaping Services
3%
Residential Remodelers
3%
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
2%
Beauty Salons
2%
Everything else
81%

How big the loans are

Under $150k
63%
$150k – $350k
19%
$350k – $750k
10%
$750k – $2M
6%
Over $2M
2%

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

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