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Illinois SBA Loan Data

72,910 loans totaling $25.6B across all SBA programs.

Total Loans
72,910
1992–2025
Total Volume
$25.6B
Gross approval amount
Avg Loan Size
$351K
Median: $135K
Avg Interest Rate
7.29%
Default rate: 15.0%

SBA Lending by County

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Counties in Illinois

Cook32,047$10.6B$329K
Dupage8,107$3.2B$400K
Lake4,410$1.8B$406K
Kane3,747$1.5B$408K
Will3,476$1.5B$418K
Mchenry2,134$777.2M$364K
Winnebago1,973$640.3M$325K
Sangamon1,715$454.8M$265K
Madison1,222$434.3M$355K
Champaign1,032$367.1M$356K
Saint Clair1,195$362.5M$303K
Mclean906$325.5M$359K
Peoria845$278.2M$329K
Macon560$212.7M$380K
Kendall581$196.5M$338K
Tazewell582$193.4M$332K
Dekalb466$181.9M$390K
Rock Island525$159.0M$303K
Kankakee393$122.8M$313K
La Salle354$121.8M$344K
Vermilion314$107.3M$342K
Williamson288$104.9M$364K
Jefferson374$99.3M$266K
Grundy192$92.9M$484K
Boone223$83.3M$373K
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Illinois Loan Status

Illinois Loan Status showing Active: 17.8%, Paid in Full: 54.5%, Charged Off: 12.7%, Cancelled: 13.7%, Committed: 1.3%
Active17.8%
Paid in Full54.5%
Charged Off12.7%
Cancelled13.7%
Committed1.3%

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.

Illinois Annual Lending Volume

Illinois 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 Illinois

Byline Bank3,057$2.7B$867K6.83%10.1%
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association8,895$1.2B$140K7.54%17.6%
U.S. Bank, National Association4,505$935.6M$208K7.71%14.7%
The Huntington National Bank3,984$880.1M$221K8.24%5.0%
Old National Bank1,094$588.4M$538K6.82%8.4%
Live Oak Banking Company471$583.5M$1.2M6.88%2.5%
Fifth Third Bank1,681$574.0M$341K6.82%12.8%
Busey Bank1,086$554.2M$510K6.84%8.8%
BMO Bank National Association1,698$466.7M$275K5.58%11.1%
Wells Fargo Bank National Association1,232$454.8M$369K6.60%17.9%
Village Bank and Trust, National Association898$440.3M$490K5.92%4.1%
PNC Bank, National Association2,834$415.8M$147K7.62%22.9%
Millennium Bank197$362.7M$1.8M6.80%0.0%
Bank of America, National Association1,393$328.8M$236K6.56%22.2%
Readycap Lending, LLC823$323.1M$393K11.62%26.5%
Midland States Bank756$302.6M$400K6.56%9.9%
First Mid Bank & Trust, National Association1,035$277.3M$268K5.73%8.0%
Bank of Hope2,658$265.3M$100K6.92%32.9%
Heartland Bank and Trust Company915$253.6M$277K5.84%9.4%
First American Bank685$249.2M$364K5.60%6.6%
Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc.304$224.6M$739K7.41%5.9%
Providence Bank & Trust570$214.5M$376K5.93%19.0%
Union National Bank784$212.3M$271K5.33%6.0%
Popular Bank955$200.1M$209K6.54%29.2%
Celtic Bank Corporation471$197.7M$420K7.39%17.0%

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