Delaware SBA Loan Data

5,515 loans totaling $1.5B across all SBA programs.

Total Loans

5,515

1992–2025

Total Volume

$1.5B

Gross approval amount

Avg Loan Size

$269K

Median: $79K

Avg Interest Rate

8.12%

Default rate: 12.2%

SBA Lending by County

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Counties in Delaware


New Castle →	3,423	$934.8M	$273K
Sussex →	1,134	$312.9M	$276K
Kent →	920	$218.5M	$237K
Unassigned	17	$3.0M	$174K

Delaware Loan Status

Active18%

Paid in Full56.6%

Charged Off10.4%

Cancelled13%

Committed2%

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.

Delaware Annual Lending Volume

Number of Loans per Year

Top Industries

Loan Size Distribution

Top Lenders in Delaware


Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company	1,265	$174.5M	$138K	8.53%	6.8%
Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB	405	$145.2M	$358K	6.23%	7.5%
Live Oak Banking Company	61	$83.6M	$1.4M	6.44%	0.0%
PNC Bank, National Association	488	$67.4M	$138K	8.23%	17.6%
Wells Fargo Bank National Association	350	$66.4M	$190K	8.63%	10.2%
Fulton Bank, National Association	79	$66.1M	$836K	7.30%	3.1%
TD Bank, National Association	384	$63.9M	$166K	9.43%	11.3%
First Financial Bank	56	$62.7M	$1.1M	7.14%	0.0%
Citizens Bank, National Association	825	$56.9M	$69K	6.50%	19.8%
Brookline Bank, a Division of Beacon Bank and Trust	38	$43.9M	$1.2M	7.30%	2.6%
Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc.	37	$31.6M	$854K	6.45%	8.3%
Grow America Fund, Incorporated	35	$25.3M	$721K	5.27%	3.0%
Applied Bank	15	$23.5M	$1.6M	6.01%	6.7%
Readycap Lending, LLC	54	$20.3M	$375K	10.38%	19.1%
Newtek Bank, National Association	29	$18.3M	$631K	11.44%	0.0%
Meridian Bank	19	$18.1M	$952K	8.67%	0.0%
Truist Bank	24	$14.9M	$621K	5.89%	9.5%
Business Loan Center, LLC	19	$13.0M	$683K	N/A	21.4%
Firstrust Savings Bank	9	$12.3M	$1.4M	7.39%	0.0%
Celtic Bank Corporation	26	$12.1M	$466K	7.90%	25.0%
Northeast Bank	55	$11.3M	$206K	10.44%	5.6%
Banc of California	9	$10.8M	$1.2M	5.83%	0.0%
Bank of America, National Association	32	$9.6M	$299K	6.28%	16.7%
Artisans' Bank	40	$9.1M	$228K	5.25%	14.7%
Cadence Bank	22	$8.8M	$402K	9.25%	5.0%

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