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Iowa SBA Loan Data

20,830 loans totaling $5.6B across all SBA programs.

Total Loans
20,830
1992–2025
Total Volume
$5.6B
Gross approval amount
Avg Loan Size
$271K
Median: $113K
Avg Interest Rate
6.71%
Default rate: 11.1%

SBA Lending by County

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Counties in Iowa

Polk →3,843$1.2B$306K
Linn →1,820$543.5M$299K
Scott →1,285$340.0M$265K
Black Hawk →875$227.2M$260K
Johnson →805$222.3M$276K
Woodbury →670$193.3M$289K
Dallas →441$156.0M$354K
Dubuque →480$136.7M$285K
Story →477$133.4M$280K
Cerro Gordo →437$112.0M$256K
Pottawattamie →391$106.1M$271K
Sioux →370$103.3M$279K
Warren →316$99.7M$316K
Clinton →368$90.5M$246K
Webster →282$74.7M$265K
Plymouth →225$62.3M$277K
Jasper →207$61.3M$296K
Dickinson →231$56.3M$244K
Benton →183$53.6M$293K
Des Moines →149$47.4M$318K
Carroll →152$45.8M$301K
Marshall →153$42.3M$277K
Boone →162$41.6M$257K
Muscatine →185$41.4M$224K
Wapello →231$39.4M$170K
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Iowa Loan Status

Iowa Loan Status showing Active: 12.2%, Paid in Full: 67%, Charged Off: 9.8%, Cancelled: 10.6%, Committed: 0.4%
Active12.2%
Paid in Full67%
Charged Off9.8%
Cancelled10.6%
Committed0.4%

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.

Iowa Annual Lending Volume

Iowa 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 Iowa

Wells Fargo Bank National Association1,677$270.0M$161K8.04%14.8%
U.S. Bank, National Association1,797$217.2M$121K8.32%9.5%
Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust Company471$162.6M$345K6.18%8.4%
First Interstate Bank400$150.0M$375K5.94%14.5%
Farmers State Bank630$135.8M$215K6.15%5.8%
Northwest Bank416$128.6M$309K6.40%6.9%
MidWestOne Bank433$127.2M$294K6.99%9.4%
Lincoln Savings Bank259$125.9M$486K7.37%9.4%
First American Bank383$123.1M$321K5.81%24.1%
Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank249$103.9M$417K6.12%7.3%
Bankers Trust Company266$91.3M$343K6.29%3.4%
Live Oak Banking Company76$86.4M$1.1M6.67%0.0%
Central Bank162$77.1M$476K6.20%8.2%
Iowa State Bank226$64.9M$287K6.07%9.9%
Bank Iowa224$60.0M$268K6.47%13.1%
Quad City Bank and Trust Company182$58.7M$322K6.06%13.5%
American State Bank203$58.4M$288K5.92%11.1%
Community State Bank123$58.2M$473K5.79%17.9%
United Bank of Iowa288$55.4M$192K5.34%8.0%
First Central State Bank309$55.2M$178K5.74%5.2%
West Bank324$54.1M$167K5.89%10.2%
NSB Bank164$51.3M$313K5.43%5.5%
Community Savings Bank147$50.7M$345K6.34%10.9%
Byline Bank47$50.1M$1.1M7.43%2.4%
Hills Bank and Trust Company331$49.4M$149K5.78%4.3%

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