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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

Polk3,843$1.2B$306K
Linn1,820$543.5M$299K
Scott1,285$340.0M$265K
Black Hawk875$227.2M$260K
Johnson805$222.3M$276K
Woodbury670$193.3M$289K
Dallas441$156.0M$354K
Dubuque480$136.7M$285K
Story477$133.4M$280K
Cerro Gordo437$112.0M$256K
Pottawattamie391$106.1M$271K
Sioux370$103.3M$279K
Warren316$99.7M$316K
Clinton368$90.5M$246K
Webster282$74.7M$265K
Plymouth225$62.3M$277K
Jasper207$61.3M$296K
Dickinson231$56.3M$244K
Benton183$53.6M$293K
Des Moines149$47.4M$318K
Carroll152$45.8M$301K
Marshall153$42.3M$277K
Boone162$41.6M$257K
Muscatine185$41.4M$224K
Wapello231$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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