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California SBA Loan Data

291,629 loans totaling $128.9B across all SBA programs.

Total Loans
291,629
1992–2025
Total Volume
$128.9B
Gross approval amount
Avg Loan Size
$442K
Median: $200K
Avg Interest Rate
7.43%
Default rate: 12.8%

SBA Lending by County

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Counties in California

Los Angeles87,652$38.8B$442K
Orange29,565$14.0B$474K
San Diego27,764$10.8B$390K
San Bernardino13,260$7.0B$527K
Riverside13,734$6.6B$477K
Santa Clara12,212$5.9B$483K
Alameda12,083$5.4B$449K
Sacramento12,319$5.0B$402K
San Francisco7,244$2.9B$399K
Contra Costa6,548$2.6B$398K
Ventura6,126$2.6B$421K
Fresno5,445$2.3B$417K
San Mateo4,551$2.2B$473K
San Joaquin3,555$1.8B$515K
Sonoma3,876$1.8B$471K
Kern4,017$1.8B$452K
Placer3,864$1.6B$417K
Monterey2,842$1.3B$446K
San Luis Obispo3,955$1.2B$312K
Stanislaus2,564$1.2B$466K
Santa Barbara2,518$1.1B$423K
Solano2,200$981.6M$446K
Santa Cruz2,448$962.0M$393K
Tulare1,999$862.1M$431K
Marin2,215$829.2M$374K
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California Loan Status

California Loan Status showing Active: 16.4%, Paid in Full: 59.5%, Charged Off: 11.2%, Cancelled: 12.1%, Committed: 0.8%
Active16.4%
Paid in Full59.5%
Charged Off11.2%
Cancelled12.1%
Committed0.8%

Note: Loans from 2023 and later may show lower default rates because they haven't had enough time to mature. Default rates typically stabilize after 5+ years.

California Annual Lending Volume

California Annual Lending Volume from 1992 to 2025

Number of Loans per Year

Number of Loans per Year from 1992 to 2025

Top Industries

Top Industries with 12 categories

Loan Size Distribution

Loan Size Distribution with 7 categories

Top Lenders in California

Wells Fargo Bank National Association33,093$11.1B$334K7.71%11.3%
U.S. Bank, National Association24,951$8.5B$342K7.50%9.7%
Bank of Hope15,232$4.8B$317K6.46%27.4%
Columbia Bank8,494$4.2B$491K6.59%10.3%
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association13,266$3.7B$282K7.67%13.9%
Enterprise Bank & Trust3,211$3.1B$951K5.91%2.3%
Bank of America, National Association21,083$3.0B$144K7.23%30.7%
BMO Bank National Association4,711$2.9B$625K5.90%4.1%
Live Oak Banking Company2,199$2.9B$1.3M6.97%1.3%
Zions Bank, A Division of9,510$2.9B$303K7.98%14.6%
Banc of California4,799$2.3B$478K5.64%8.8%
East West Bank3,894$2.2B$569K6.68%6.3%
First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company2,747$2.1B$751K6.30%9.1%
City National Bank3,054$1.9B$626K6.09%3.6%
Comerica Bank4,357$1.8B$415K6.33%11.9%
Readycap Lending, LLC3,678$1.8B$479K10.95%18.7%
United Business Bank2,189$1.7B$783K5.87%7.1%
Open Bank1,500$1.7B$1.1M6.02%2.7%
Celtic Bank Corporation2,473$1.6B$661K7.77%10.0%
Hanmi Bank3,362$1.6B$476K6.43%9.9%
Citizens Business Bank National Association3,105$1.6B$506K6.03%6.9%
Harvest Small Business Finance, LLC1,233$1.5B$1.2M7.52%0.2%
Commonwealth Business Bank1,657$1.4B$824K6.00%2.3%
PCB Bank1,745$1.3B$745K5.85%7.9%
Heritage Bank of Commerce1,913$1.2B$605K6.23%8.0%

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