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SBA 504 CDC record

Great Lakes Commercial Finance: SBA 504 projects as the CDC

Great Lakes Commercial Finance, based in Grandville, MI, is named in the SBA file as the Certified Development Company on 81 SBA 504 projects with an approval in the 36 months ending September 30, 2026, leaving out approvals the file marks cancelled or not funded. The first liens on those projects, made by other lenders, total $73.4M. Most of the projects were in Michigan.

Evidence
SBA 504 projects that name it as the CDC, 36 months ending September 30, 2026, SBA
Data as of
SBA, September 30, 2026
Page last changed
November 11, 2026
Projects as the CDC, 36 months
81
SBA FOIA,
Cancelled and not funded approvals left out
First-lien dollars
$73.4M
SBA FOIA,
Lent by the first-lien lenders, not by the CDC
SBA debenture dollars
$131M
SBA FOIA,
On its approvals net of cancelled, funded or not
Typical first lien
$620K
SBA FOIA,
Last 12 months
51
SBA FOIA,

Cite this

Source: The Lender Report, Great Lakes Commercial Finance: SBA 504 projects as the CDC, https://lender.report/lender/great-lakes-commercial-finance-mi/sba-504-cdc/, data as of September 30, 2026.

Banks report no loan-level data for office, retail, industrial or construction loans. This list shows only multifamily and SBA loans.

Great Lakes Commercial FinanceFirst liens on its projects, made by other lenders. Newest first
PeriodPlaceLoanAmountRateTermLTVSource
Jul 2026MichiganSBA 504, Construction$970K25 yrSBA FOIA
Apr 2026MichiganSBA 504, Health Care and Social Assistance$900K25 yrSBA FOIA
Apr 2026MichiganSBA 504, Accommodation and Food Services$640K25 yrSBA FOIA
Apr 2026MichiganSBA 504, Other Services (except Public Administration)$160K25 yrSBA FOIA
Mar 2026MichiganSBA 504, Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels$2.2M25 yrSBA FOIA
Mar 2026MichiganSBA 504, Real Estate and Rental and Leasing$1.9M25 yrSBA FOIA
Mar 2026MichiganSBA 504, Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers)$860K20 yrSBA FOIA
Mar 2026MichiganSBA 504, Retail Trade$480K20 yrSBA FOIA
Feb 2026MichiganSBA 504, Accommodation and Food Services$420K25 yrSBA FOIA
Feb 2026MichiganSBA 504, Insurance Agencies and Brokerages$160K25 yrSBA FOIA
Jan 2026MichiganSBA 504, Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels$620K25 yrSBA FOIA
Dec 2025MichiganSBA 504, Limited-Service Restaurants$1M25 yrSBA FOIA
Nov 2025MichiganSBA 504, Information$410K25 yrSBA FOIA
Nov 2025MichiganSBA 504, Retail Trade$340K25 yrSBA FOIA
Sep 2025MichiganSBA 504, Full-Service Restaurants$910K25 yrSBA FOIA
Sep 2025MichiganSBA 504, Accommodation and Food Services$690K25 yrSBA FOIA
Sep 2025MichiganSBA 504, Landscaping Services$380K25 yrSBA FOIA
Sep 2025MichiganSBA 504, Child Care Services$220K25 yrSBA FOIA
Aug 2025MichiganSBA 504, Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores$1.5M25 yrSBA FOIA
Aug 2025MichiganSBA 504, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services$860K25 yrSBA FOIA
Jul 2025MichiganSBA 504, Full-Service Restaurants$1.3M25 yrSBA FOIA
Jul 2025MichiganSBA 504, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services$520K25 yrSBA FOIA
Jul 2025MichiganSBA 504, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services$450K25 yrSBA FOIA
Jul 2025MichiganSBA 504, Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)$400K25 yrSBA FOIA
Jun 2025MichiganSBA 504, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services$600K25 yrSBA FOIA
81 SBA 504 projects in the 36 months ending September 30, 2026$73.4MFirst-lien dollars, SBA FOIA

A blank means the source did not report it.

Where the SBA 504 projects that name Great Lakes Commercial Finance as the CDC are, most projects first
StateProjectsFirst-lien dollars
Michigan80$72.2M
Ohio1$1.20M
SBA FOIA,

SBA loans are on record by state only. The dollars are the first liens other lenders made on these projects.

Great Lakes Commercial Finance: SBA 504 projects by the size of the first lien
First-lien sizeProjectsFirst-lien dollars
Under $150K2$230K
$150K to $350K15$3.65M
$350K to $1M41$25.4M
$1M to $2.5M18$27.7M
$2.5M or more5$16.5M
SBA FOIA,
Great Lakes Commercial Finance: SBA 504 projects by quarter
QuarterProjectsFirst-lien dollars
2023 Q413$15.7M
2024 Q16$2.18M
2024 Q24$4.46M
2024 Q39$9.25M
2024 Q46$6.70M
2025 Q113$13.6M
2025 Q26$3.27M
2025 Q310$7.23M
2025 Q43$1.75M
2026 Q17$6.64M
2026 Q23$1.70M
2026 Q31$970K
SBA FOIA,

Calendar quarters of the SBA approval date. The first and last may cover part of a quarter: the window is the 36 months ending September 30, 2026.

Kinds of business on Great Lakes Commercial Finance's SBA 504 projects, most projects first
Industry (NAICS)Projects
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services6
Accommodation and Food Services5
Full-Service Restaurants (722511)5
Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (721110)5
Child Care Services (624410)3
Construction3
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (713940)3
Health Care and Social Assistance3
Information3
Landscaping Services (561730)3
Manufacturing3
Retail Trade3
SBA FOIA,

A 6-digit code is printed only where the SBA file holds 5 or more loans of the program in that state; the rest show as their 2-digit sector.

How the SBA processed the projects
Processing methodProjects
Accredited Lenders Program47
ALP Express30
504 Refinancing Program3
ALP Express Debt Refi1
SBA FOIA,
SBA FOIA,

The 12 first-lien lenders with the most projects, of 32 on record here.

Great Lakes Commercial Finance as the CDC in the SBA file, 36 months ending September 30, 2026
MeasureFigure
Approvals that name it as the CDC, net of cancelled approvals144
Of those, funded by September 30, 2026: the projects on this page81
Of those, not funded by September 30, 202663
SBA debenture dollars on the approvals net of cancelled, funded or not$131M
SBA FOIA,

The debenture is the part of a 504 project that comes through the CDC. The lender record carries its dollars for the approvals as a whole, not project by project.

  • The SBA file names Great Lakes Commercial Finance as the Certified Development Company on 81 SBA 504 projects with an approval in the 36 months ending September 30, 2026, in 2 states. Approvals the file marks cancelled or not funded are left out. SBA FOIA,
  • The first liens on those projects, made by other lenders, total $73.4M. That is the first-lien lenders' money, not Great Lakes Commercial Finance's own lending. SBA FOIA,
  • The part of a 504 project that comes through the CDC is the SBA debenture. The SBA file shows $130.9M in debentures on 144 approvals that name Great Lakes Commercial Finance in the same 36 months, net of cancelled approvals; 63 of those were not funded by September 30, 2026 and are not among the projects here. SBA FOIA,
  • 51 of the projects carry an approval date in the 12 months to September 30, 2026, and 56 in the 12 months before, counting approvals not yet funded in both periods. SBA FOIA,
  • The typical first lien was about $620K, with the middle half between $380K and $1.2M. SBA FOIA,
  • The largest first lien was about $4.6M. Every amount is rounded to 2 significant figures. SBA FOIA,
  • The median term of the first liens was 25 years. SBA FOIA,
  • The first liens came from 32 lenders with a record here, most often West Michigan Community Bank (8). SBA FOIA,
  • The projects were most often for Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (6). SBA FOIA,
  • The SBA file lists 47 of the projects as processed under Accredited Lenders Program. SBA FOIA,
  • The projects were most often in Michigan (80) and Ohio (1). SBA FOIA,

What we don't know

  • Whether Great Lakes Commercial Finance is taking new SBA 504 projects today, or how it would treat a business like yours.
  • The debenture on each project. The rows here carry the first-lien amount; debenture dollars are on record for the lender as a whole.
  • Projects with a cancelled approval, and approvals not funded yet. They are left out of the projects here.
  • The borrower, the address and every term beyond the term of the first lien. The public file does not show them.

SBA loans are on record by state only. Amounts are rounded to 2 significant figures and dates to the month. A 6-digit industry code is printed only where the SBA file holds 5 or more loans of the program in that state.

Every project here is an SBA 504 approval that names Great Lakes Commercial Finance as the Certified Development Company. Dollars in the list and the tables are first-lien amounts, lent by the first-lien lender on each project.

SBA does not require you to use an agent or broker for a loan application. SBA has not reviewed or endorsed this site.

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