SBA by industry · GA

SBA lenders for retail stores in Georgia

112 lenders made 533 SBA loans to retail stores in Georgia in the 36 months ending September 30, 2026. Metro City Bank made the most, with 37. The typical loan was about $430K.

Evidence
SBA 7(a) and 504 loans to retail stores in Georgia, NAICS 44 and 45, excluding gas, convenience and pharmacy
Data as of
SBA, September 30, 2026
Page last changed
November 12, 2026
Lenders on record
112
SBA FOIA,
SBA loans, 36 months
533
SBA FOIA,
7(a) net of cancelled; 504 funded first liens
Dollars, 36 months
$522M
SBA FOIA,
Last 12 months
136
SBA FOIA,

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Source: The Lender Report, SBA lenders for retail stores in Georgia, https://lender.report/sba-lenders-for/retail/georgia/, data as of September 30, 2026.

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SBA lenders for retail stores in Georgia. Ordered by loans recorded in the place, then dollars, then name. Payment is not part of the order. First 25 of 112.
LenderKindBased inLoansDollars7(a)504Last 12 months
Metro City Bank SBA 7(a) recordBankDoraville, GA37$108M37012
The Huntington National Bank SBA 7(a) recordBankColumbus, OH29$16.9M2817
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association SBA 7(a) recordBankSioux Falls, SD26$4.30M2601
Newtek Bank, National Association SBA 7(a) recordBankMiami, FL25$4.86M25013
Northeast Bank SBA 7(a) recordBankPortland, ME21$2.96M2105
Readycap Lending, LLC SBA 7(a) recordNon-bankBerkeley Heights, NJ19$4.34M1901
United Midwest Savings Bank, National Association SBA 7(a) recordBankDegraff, OH17$2.92M1707
BayFirst National Bank SBA 7(a) recordBankSaint Petersburg, FL16$7.31M1600
Lendistry SBLC, LLC SBA 7(a) recordNon-bankLos Angeles, CA15$2.97M1500
Commonwealth Business Bank SBA 7(a) recordBankLos Angeles, CA13$34.1M1304
Celtic Bank SBA 7(a) recordBankSalt Lake City, UT12$10.8M1113
First Community Bank SBA 7(a) recordBankLexington, SC11$24.6M1014
Loyal Trust Bank SBA 7(a) recordBankJohns Creek, GA11$14.0M1103
SouthState Bank, National Association SBA 7(a) recordBankWinter Haven, FL11$4.73M1101
Renasant Bank SBA 7(a) recordBankTupelo, MS10$13.1M910
Pinnacle Bank SBA 7(a) recordBankNashville, TN9$9.96M630
Live Oak Banking Company SBA 7(a) recordBankWilmington, NC9$8.22M903
Harvest Small Business Finance, LLC SBA 7(a) recordNon-bankLaguna Hills, CA9$6.16M906
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association SBA 7(a) recordBankColumbus, OH9$2.79M720
United Community Bank SBA 7(a) recordBankGreenville, SC8$10.9M801
American Momentum Bank SBA 7(a) recordBankCollege Station, TX8$3.67M800
Cogent Bank SBA 7(a) recordBankOrlando, FL7$10.2M523
Citizens Bank SBA 7(a) recordBankElizabethton, TN7$3.61M703
Oconee State Bank SBA 7(a) recordBankWatkinsville, GA6$10.8M420
Regions Bank SBA 7(a) recordBankBirmingham, AL6$6.76M601
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Dollars are approval amounts, rounded to 2 significant figures per loan, net of cancelled approvals.

Detailed industries in this group in Georgia
IndustryLoans
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers111
Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers49
Cosmetics, Beauty Supplies, and Perfume Retailers37
Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers)32
Used Car Dealers24
All Other Miscellaneous Retailers20
All Other General Merchandise Retailers19
Automotive Parts and Accessories Retailers16
Vending Machine Operators14
Furniture Retailers13
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SBA loans for retail stores in Georgia, by size
Loan sizeLoans
Under $150K126
$150K to $350K112
$350K to $1M143
$1M to $2.5M88
$2.5M or more65
SBA FOIA,
  • SBA lenders recorded 533 loans to retail stores totaling $522.3M in Georgia in the 36 months ending September 30, 2026, excluding cancelled approvals. SBA FOIA,
  • The typical loan was about $430K, with the middle half between $150K and $1.2M. SBA FOIA,
  • 507 were SBA 7(a) loans and 27 were SBA 504 first liens. SBA FOIA,
  • SBA 7(a) lenders reported a median initial rate of 10.00% on 507 loans. SBA FOIA,
  • The median term was 10 years. SBA FOIA,
  • Banks and savings institutions made 465 of the loans, credit unions 4, and non-banks 62. SBA FOIA,
  • The five most active lenders made 25.9% of the loans. SBA FOIA,
  • The three most active lenders were Metro City Bank with 37, The Huntington National Bank with 29, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association with 26. SBA FOIA,
  • 126 of the loans were under $150K, and 153 were $1M or more. SBA FOIA,
  • 2 of these loans were made by lenders that have since merged or closed, that the file lists under a name with no lender record here, or that the loan tape shows only at a broader industry level. They are counted in the totals here and appear in no lender's row. SBA FOIA,
  • The SBA file shows 136 approvals of these loans dated in the 12 months to September 30, 2026, versus 228 in the 12 months before. Both counts leave out cancelled approvals and include 504 approvals not yet funded. SBA FOIA,
  • 31 of the 112 lenders are based in Georgia. The rest are based elsewhere, most often in California, North Carolina and Ohio. SBA FOIA,
  • The most common detailed industry in Georgia was Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers, with 111 loans. SBA FOIA,

How this list is defined

Measure
SBA loans made to retail stores in Georgia
Period
October 2023 to September 2026
Formula
Count, by lender, of SBA 7(a) approvals and SBA 504 first liens located in Georgia, dated in the 36 months ending September 30, 2026 and not cancelled, whose NAICS code in the SBA file falls in NAICS 44 and 45, excluding gas, convenience and pharmacy.
Order
Largest first by loans in the state, then dollars, then name. Payment is not part of the order.
As of
September 30, 2026
Source
SBA FOIA
Changelog
  • : First published, with the data built on this date.

What we don't know

  • Whether any of these lenders is taking new SBA loans today, or how it would treat a business like yours.
  • Loans that were never completed. The SBA file lists approvals, and these pages leave out the ones it marks cancelled.
  • The borrower, the address and every term beyond rate and term. The public file does not show them.

Every loan counted here carried one of these NAICS codes in the SBA file, and the state of the loan is the state of the business. Loans are approvals, net of cancelled approvals. Lenders that merged or stopped filing are left out.

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